A modern-history study of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, following Kakuei Tanaka, Masayoshi Ohira, and foreign ministry officials through records and testimony. It condenses issues that continued to shape East Asian diplomacy, including Taiwan, reparations, and the United States alliance.

日中国交正常化 is an award-recognized work that follows its subject through 服部龍二's distinct perspective.