| Japan's Security Relations with China since 1989: From balancing to bandwagoning? Contributor(s): Drifte, Reinhard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415405939 ISBN-13: 9780415405935 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: The Japanese-Chinese security relationship is one of the most important variables in the formation of a new strategic environment in the Asia Pacific region which has not only regional but also global implications. The book investigates how and why since the 1990s China turned in the Japanese perception from a benign neighbour to an ominous chalenge with implications not only for Japan's security, but also its economy, role in Asia and identity as the first developed Asian nation. Japan's reaction to this challenge has been a policy of engagement which consists of political and economic enmeshment of China, hedged by political and military power balancing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 355.033 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.82 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Japan's Security Relations with China since 1989 raises the crucial question of whether Japan's political leadership which is still preoccupied with finding a new political constellation and with overcoming a deep economic crisis is able to handle such a complex policy in the face of an increasingly assertive China and a US alliance partner with strong swings between engaging and containing China's power. This study of the highly topical bilateral relationship will be of great interest to students and researchers in Japanese and Chinese Studies, Politics, International Relations and Security Studies. |