Abstract A growing body of literature has focused on an alleged “power shift” from the United States to China (and from the West to the…
Country or Region: China
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze China’s strategy in relation to the euro. The first section summarizes China’s active support to the…
Summary China has become the world’s second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies…
Abstract I analyze the substance and goals of China’s antisatellite program. Following China’s 2007 antisatellite test that successfully destroyed one of its aging satellites, signs…
Abstract While China’s rising power is certainly an important variable in Sino-Japanese relations, it cannot explain either why the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute broke out anew…
Abstract This paper seeks to explore and explain the process through which Taiwan utilizes free trade – both at multilateral and bilateral levels – in…
Abstract International relations scholars have recently taken increased interest in empire. However, research has often focused on European colonial empires. This article aims to evaluate…
Abstract Recent patterns suggest that states are using economic sanctions more frequently. However, sanctions fail to achieve intended political or economic goals most of the…
Abstract The current East Asian strategic environment and US strategy toward the region reveal that the United States faces foreign policy problems that would diminish…
Abstract Korea and China have maintained cordial economic relations for the past twenty years based on remarkable expansion of trade and investment flows. However, some…
Abstract While the thought of a regional community in East Asia comparable to the European Union is premature, I consider the transforming international relationships among…
Abstract In this article we aim to illustrate both the progress and the stalemates of the US and Japanese strategies to fortify the Okinawan Islands…
Abstract My aim in this article is to shed light on some domestic dimensions of the maritime dispute between China and Japan in the East…
Abstract Territorial sovereignty disputes are taking on increasing importance for South Korea–China relations over the past decade as concerns about regime stability in China and…
Abstract The widespread debate on an East Asian power shift is generally based on the crude notion that power and capability are interchangeable. We critique…
