Japan's Security Relations With China: From Balancing to Bandwagoning The Nissan Institute Routledgecurzon Japanese Studies

Author	R. Drifte
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9780415405935
Publication Date	30/05/2006
Publisher	Routledgecurzon

This essay discusses how Japan's security relations with China have changed over time. The author argues that since 1989, Japan's political leadership has been unable to handle these changes effectively, and that this has led to Japan becoming more dependent on China.

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.