As China and Japan are the two biggest powers in East Asia and the second and third largest economies in the world,so the stability of their bilateral relations is vital for maintaining regional and world peace,as well as the wellbeing of both peoples.However,over the past 40-plus years since the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations,the stability of the bilateral relationship has been deteriorating.The reason for this is that there are more and more barriers that are increasingly difficult to overcome.