... generation. In this respect, a civil (partisan) war cannot be ruled out, perhaps involving weapons of mass destruction, and the economic and social problems will be so great that they may jeopardize the country’s status and economic position. Moving on to China and Russia, they do not want to see a conflict breaking out on the Korean peninsula and call for stability, in the hope that it may eventually lead to the peaceful coexistence of the two Koreas. As for Japan, the country has an irrational fear of North Korea, but has not developed an official position on the issue, and in any case does not have the military might to change the situation on its own.
Thus, a calm, albeit somewhat forced, has fallen on ...
... and
terminating the military intelligence-sharing pact
with Tokyo
“Wu Wei” American Style
China holds leading positions in deposits of rare-earth metals. Moreover, approximately
90 percent
of the world’s rare-earth magnets are manufactured in China. Japanese companies use China’s raw materials to manufacture fluorinated polyimides, hydrogen fluoride and photoresists that are subsequently supplied to South Korea, Taiwan etc to be used in manufacturing chips, displays, etc. The circle is complete ...
... sustain human habitation of their own, and there has been no available
evidence
of human habitation there since occupation by China in 1988.
All attempts to supply (for example, fresh water) to such “formations” from the mainland, arranging infrastructure ... ... 2019, the U.S. format of presence in the region became even more collective: the United States, the Philippines, India, and Japan conducted joint quadrilateral exercises in Changi Bay, located on the waterway from the Strait of Malacca to the SCS. A ...
... Russia, an area where constructive forms of international relations still prevail over various forms of geopolitical competition. The Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok in early September, which was attended by the heads of state or government of China, Japan, South Korea and Mongolia, is a good example of such positivity.
Perhaps it is image of relative harmony that makes the topic of Asian multilateral institutions less interesting for observers and relegates it to the bottom of the list of the priority ...
... race and thus diminish, rather than increase the nation’s security.
8. Finally, creating conditions for China becoming a cooperative and responsible power should be one of the top priorities of all regional states concerned. For the United States and Japan, it would mean not trying to contain or exclude China, and being open and responsive to its initiatives and legitimate claims. For Russia, it would mean continuing to maintain friendly and cooperative relations with Beijing, while keeping a reasonable distance and not committing itself to this cooperation ...
According to the new findings of the ongoing research project, Asian investors continue to increase direct investments in the EAEU. During the monitoring period (2008–2016), FDI stock originating from 12 Asian countries (China, Japan, Turkey, India, Israel, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Singapore, and Vietnam) has increased from $32 billion in 2008 to $75.6 billion in the beginning of 2017.
China continues to expand its economic presence in EAEU countries ...
... of the visit is that the Asia-Pacific countries attempted to take the fate of important multilateral agreements into their own hands. Popular opinion says that when the United States leaves a region, at least multilaterally, the vacuum is filled by China and Japan. The United States has slammed the door on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, seemingly condemning the agreement to death. It was generally believed that access to the U.S. market was the decisive factor for the TPP member countries agreeing to undertake ...
Report #26 / 2016
The Arctic’s growing geopolitical and geoeconomic significance against the background of global climate change determines the interest of non-Arctic players to the region. In 2013 India, China, Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore became observers to the Arctic Council.
The Report examines non-regional actors’ interests in the Arctic, their policy frameworks in the region and principal areas of Arctic studies. Authors also explore the Asian states’ positions ...
...
closer to cement the status quo?
The Asia–Pacific Region is not running short of highly explosive contradictions. The scenario for the two-day simulation that was organized at Chatham House in early November 2015 posited confrontation between Japan and China over the disputed Senkaku/ Diaoyudao Islands in the East China Sea in approximately 2020. Chatham House hosted a group of approximately 25 experts from the US, Europe and Asia. Russia was represented as well.
The scenario for the simulation assumes ...
... 1% of GDP — did not become an exception. During Abe’s tenure, the defense bill kept growing for four years,
reaching
a new record high of USD 44 billion in 2016.
Japan’s defense dialectic
REUTERS / Toru Hana
Konstantin Sarkisov:
Japan-US-China Triangle and Security in East
Asia: a Triangle or an Axis?
The importance of pragmatism for the Japanese political elites can be illustrated by quoting the former Japanese ambassador to Thailand Hisahiko Okazaki, a champion of a close union with ...
