Title:
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Hedging Against China: Japanese Strategy Towards A Rising Power
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Author:
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López i Vidal, Lluc; Pelegrín Solé, Àngels
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Debates about how states deal with rising powers have been mainly concentrated on a continuum comprising on balancing and bandwagoning strategies. While theory has principally offered realist and liberal explanations, Japanese behavior vis-à-vis China does not match with them. Japan is not powerful enough to balance against China but remains too strong to bandwagon. Accordingly, Tokyo is pursuing a mixed strategy of both containment and engagement, which may be better described as a hedging strategy against Beijing. This article analyzes which strategies states can adopt when dealing with a rising power and proposes a framework to analyze Japan's recent policy towards China based on Kuik's analysis. We argue that Japan's hedging strategy towards China is consistent with how middle-power states deal with rising power. |
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-Relacions internacionals -Seguretat de l'Estat -Desenvolupament polític -Guerra freda -Japó -International relations -Internal security -Political development -Cold War -Japan |
Rights:
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(c) Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2018
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Document type:
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Article Article - Accepted version |
Published by:
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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