1. The Theoretical Basis and Analysis Framework.- 2. China's Perception and Policy toward Japan in the 2000s.- 3. Japan's Perception and Policy toward China in the 2000s.- 4. The Negative Turn in Mutual Perception in 2010.- 5. The Tragedy of the Replication of Misperception.- 6. The Intensification of Political and Intellectual Confrontation since 2012.- 7. Conclusion.