Abstract East Asia now occupies a prominent place in the study of international relations (IR). This, of course, does not mean that IR scholarship in…
Country or Region: China
Excerpt On January 19, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao issued a joint statement at the end of Hu’s visit to…
Excerpt In recent years, East Asian countries have faced serious challenges with regard to regional security. The bilateral relationships between China and Japan, and Japan…
Abstract Why do hedging strategies appear so pervasive in Asia? This article argues that hedging – not balancing or bandwagoning – is the central tendency…
Introduction Walter Russell Mead paints a disturbing portrait of the United States’ geopolitical predicament. As he sees it, an increasingly formidable coalition of illiberal powers…
Abstract This article analyses the Korean developmental state since the late 1990s, and argues that the state has continued to play a weighty role in…
Abstract As China accumulates more power, Japan is often overlooked as being capable of affecting China’s continued trajectory because of material differences and narratives of…
Article This article examines how China’s rise and increasing tensions with Japan are portrayed by South Korean bloggers. The deterioration in relations between China and…
Abstract Since the normalization of Sino-Vietnamese relations in 1991, Vietnam’s China policy has been shaped by a combination of approaches which can be best described…
Abstract Applying bargaining theory of international conflicts, we examine the successes and challenges of China’s strategic choices in its ascent after the Cold War. We…
Abstract Proponents of a wide range of power transition theories suggest that conflict between the United States and China is inevitable. History indicates that is…
Abstract As the Doha Round of global trade talks nears its 12th year with no end in sight, the negotiations have all but failed. Frustrated…
Abstract Much of the debate about China’s rise in recent years has focused on the potential dangers China could pose as an eventual peer competitor…
Abstract US-China relations are a complicated mix of positive and negative elements, competition and cooperation. Conflict between the US and China is not inevitable. In…
Introduction In contrast to its Cold War strategy of containment, Washington’s current approach to China is not the product of a deliberate planning process. It…
