Japan: Main Security and Economic Drivers of Foreign Policy Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region
Abstract
This thesis will examine the main security and economic drivers of Japans foreign policy responses to U.S.-China competition in the Indo-Pacific region from the start of the Cold War period to the present. Tokyo is increasingly evaluating its own national security and threat assessments in terms of the growing competition between the U.S. and China for regional economic, political, and military influence. Beijings assertive posture towards issues surrounding maritime territorial disputes and economic malpractices have increased tensions with Japan for the shape of international order and regional stability.1 Yet, China also remains the top trading partner for Japan, which complicates Tokyos efforts to support international norms of openness and a rules-based international order that the U.S. leads.2
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1173442
Entities
People
- Alycia L. Maurer
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School