Abstract
The complexity of China’s rise is well expressed in its aspiration for “a new model of major power relations,” which simultaneously seeks a peaceful coexistence with the United States and a new Asian order with a strong China back in its traditional, central place. Japan is situated at the nexus of this dual nature of China’s rise. This is a natural extension of Deng Xiaoping’s strategy, which used courageous open-door and reform policies and the emphasis on the modern history of humiliation as new sources of legitimacy and unity. Recently, amid a worsening vicious cycle compounded by the phenomenon of a “normalizing” Japan and the aggravation of Chinese nationalism, the “Senkaku/Diaoyu” dispute has come to signify a virtual clash of paradigms over preferred regional orders. In the coming years, a strategy of cooperation with China’s neighbors is needed for Japan with a long-term view of coexisting peacefully with China.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Will China's Rise be Peaceful? |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Rise of a Great Power in Theory, History, Politics, and the Future |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 277-298 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190675387 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Jan 1 |
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Keywords
- China
- Diaoyu
- Japan
- Power
- Senkaku
- South china sea
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
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The rise of China in Asia : Japan at the nexus. / Soeya, Yoshihide.
Will China's Rise be Peaceful?: The Rise of a Great Power in Theory, History, Politics, and the Future. Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 277-298.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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