China-Japan Relations Archives - Page 2 of 4

Does China Mix Business with Politics?

China maintains a twin track relationship with most countries. While its political differences are handled diplomatically it has continued to engage such nations economically.

Mandip Singh
June 21, 2013
Issue Brief

The Challenges Before Shinzo Abe

Rebuilding Japan’s foreign policy will be another challenge for the Abe Administration, especially in view of the rising tension between Japan and its neighbouring states - China and South Korea – over territorial disputes.

Pranamita Baruah
December 20, 2012
IDSA Comments

Japan-China spat over the Senkakus shows no sign of abating

To avoid further deterioration in the bilateral relationship, both Japan and China need to now abandon their hard-line stance and stop escalating nationalistic sentiments among their people.

Pranamita Baruah
November 14, 2012
IDSA Comments

Rising Instability and Regional Naval Modernisation in East Asia

Considering the complementary interests and interdependencies at stake between China and Japan as also their individual aspirations of nation building through peace and stability, a clash over the Senkakus would only result in a ‘lose-lose’ outcome.

On East Asian Regional Integration from the Perspective of Economic Security

In view of putative conflict for leadership in the region between China and Japan, and barriers in various initiatives for deepening and stabilizing regional financial markets, the economic-security discourse in East Asia is still facing an uncertain prospect and should be continually monitored.

Chin-Ming Lin
October 23, 2012
IDSA Comments

What the Chinese White Paper Says on Diao Yu Dao? An Opportunity to Revisit the Issue

This Issue Brief presents the historical and legal debate surrounding the dispute and in the process underscores the inconsistencies and weaknesses in the Chinese claims.

Japan’s “Nationalisation” of Senkaku: Internal and External Determinants

Japan’s nationalisation of Senkaku Island has given China a chance to reassert its territorial claims, which has resulted in widespread anti-Japan protests as well as a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo.

Shamshad A. Khan
September 25, 2012
IDSA Comments

Tensions in the East China Sea: A test case for the US ‘Pivot’?

The Japanese cabinet’s decision to purchase three of the five Senkaku islands has led to heightened tension in East Asian region. With China adopting an assertive posture on the issue, American unwillingness or incapability to come to the rescue of Japan would impair its ‘pivot’ or ‘rebalancing’ strategy in the region.

Rukmani Gupta
September 14, 2012
IDSA Comments

Japan-China stand-off over Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

The rise of nationalism in both Japan and China and the sovereignty issue over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea is a highly explosive mix, perhaps even more so than the South China Sea island and territorial disputes.

R. S. Kalha
August 27, 2012
IDSA Comments

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2012 and China’s Critical Response

Like in the 2011 edition of the Defence White Paper, this year too, the report warns that China’s military movements are “a matter of concern” for the Asian region and the international community, and “should require prudent analysis.”