Japan's Security Relations with China Since 1989: From Balancing to Bandwagoning?

ISBN-13: 9780415405935 / Miękka / 2002 / 264 str.

Reinhard Drifte

Opis

Japan's Security Relations with China since 1989 raises the crucial question whether Japan's political leadership is able to handle such a complex policy in the face of an increasing assertive China and an US alliance partner with strong swings between engaging and containing China's power.

Spis treści

Preface List of tables List of abbreviations INTRODUCTION Chapter I Japanese-Chinese relations under Cold War conditions Chapter II The Rise of traditional and non-traditional security concerns Part I The background of China's security policies Part II Japan's emerging traditional security concerns about China Part III Non-traditional security concerns Part IV International and domestic changes and Japan's China debate Chapter III Between power balancing and enmeshment policies Part I Military and political power balancing Part 2 Political and economic enmeshment A. Bilateral and multilateral security dialogues B. Economic enmeshment Chapter IV The dynamics of engagement CONCLUSIONS

O autorze

Reinhard Drifte