Sino-Japanese power politics : might, money and minds

Author(s)

• Pugliese, Giulio
• Insisa, Aurelio

Bibliographic Information

Sino-Japanese power politics : might, money and minds

Giulio Pugliese, Aurelio Insisa

（Palgrave pivot）

Palgrave Macmillan, c2017

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is about Japan-China power politics in the military, economic and propaganda domains. The post-2012 standoff over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands has unveiled the antagonistic quality to Sino-Japanese relations, with an important addition: a massive information war that has cemented the two states' rivalry. Under the Xi and Abe administrations, China and Japan insisted on their moral position as benign and peaceful powers, and portrayed the neighbor as an aggressive revisionist. By highlighting great power rivalry, this study makes a theoretical contribution in favor of the power politics behind Sino-Japanese identities. The work is multidisciplinary in spirit and aims to speak both to academics and to general readers who might be curious of understanding this fascinating if worrisome facet of Sino-Japanese relations. In turn, the assessment of the diplomatic, economic and identity clash between the world's second and third wealthiest states provides a window in understanding the international politics of the Asia-Pacific in the early 21st Century. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars, Area Studies and Political Science students and policymakers alike.

Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: Back to the Future? China and Japan's Drumbeats in the Year of History China commemorates World War II: the Victory Day parade Japan commemorates World War II: the Abe Statement The Senkaku/Diaoyu standoff and state-led antagonistic narratives 2 The Power Politics behind Sino-Japanese Identity Politics The Senkaku/Diaoyu standoff, mirror of Sino-Japanese power transition Neo-Classical Realism and the Realpolitik of Sino-Japanese identity politics A Sino-Japanese propaganda dilemma and propaganda race 3 The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Mirror of Shifting Axes of Power A fistful of rocks: Japan, China and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute Neo-Classical Realism and post-2012 China-Japan power politics 4 Might: The Importance of Balancing in Sino-Japanese Relations External balancing: Japan and China's military-diplomatic forays China's constabulary internal balancing: the case of the State Oceanic Administration Japan's internal balancing: Abe eyes China and 'Great Power' status China's post-November 2014 tactical detente and the South China Sea nexus 5 Money: Economic Rivalry and Economic Statecraft in Sino-Japanese Relations China's economic statecraft between short-term retaliations, geopolitics and political leverage China's infrastructure competition with Japan and the quest for political leverage and regional primacy Abenomics between domestic stability and Japan's economic statecraft 6 Minds: China's Propaganda Offensive and Japan's Response The 'feedback mechanism' of Chinese propaganda A propaganda race: mirroring processes on both sides The 'feedback mechanism' at work - the case of Chinese propaganda in Australia 2015-16 - Enduring rivalry and the crystallization of the propaganda dimension? 7 Conclusions: Is Sino-Japanese Antagonism Here to Stay? Selected Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB2290470X
• ISBN:
  • 9781137595539
• LCCN: 2016954961
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 146 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB1163475X