New Dynamics between China and Japan in Asia

How to Build the Future from the Past ?

Edited by Guy FAURE
World Scientific, Singapore,
2010, XVIII-350 p.
ISBN : 978-981-4313-66-7
English text

This book is a study of ties between China and Japan and their Asian counterparts. It does not therefore directly treat bilateral relations between these powers, as they already constitute the subjcect of many other studies. A lengthy perspective has been taken into account in order to recall past legacies, some of which are still painfully contentious, and to record evolutions in attitudes and strategies vis-à-vis Asian countries.

This book is the Proceedings of the International Symposium, “New Dynamics between China and Japan. How to build the Future from the Past ?”, held at the Maison Franco-Japonaise (MFJ) in Tokyo on June 27–29, 2007, in cooperation with the MJF, IRASEC, Waseda University, Asia Center and the Réseau Asie (French Network of Asian Specialists). My thanks, therefore, go first to all organizers of the Symposium, starting with Françoise Sabban, head of the MJF, who hosted the Symposium, Shirahisi Masaya, from the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at Waseda University, Francois Godement, Paris Institute of Political Studies, Director of the Asia Centre, and Jean- François Sabouret, Director of the Réseau Asie (CNRS), for their invaluable assistance in coordinating the program. Finally, I thank Benoît de Tréglodé for the initiative of this Symposium and for the financial support of the French Embassy in Tokyo.

 

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Table of contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps
Biographies of the Contributors
Acknowledgements

Introduction
The New Sino-Japanese “Great Game” in Asia : Between Competition and Complementarities (Guy Faure)

1 – Anchoring the Right Pattern of Interdependence and Rivalry : China–Japan Relations under the New Leadership (Taeho Kim)

2 – Chinese Nationalism in Sino-Japanese Relations (Jiyoung Choi)

3 – China’s “Military Diplomacy” and Expanding Military Power Projection Capability (Masayuki Masuda)

4 – China/Japan/ASEAN : What Kind of Cooperation for What Issues ? (Sophie Boisseau du Rocher)

5 – Foreign Direct Investments in Southeast Asia and Sino-Japanese Rivalry (David Hoyrup)

6 – Japan and the Reconstruction of Indochina (Masaya Shiraishi)

7 – The Asian Development Bank and Chinese and Japanese Power Plays (Guy Faure)

8 – Corridor Linkages in the Greater Mekong Subregion : New Implications for Peninsular and Regional Powers (Christian Taillard)

9 – Evaluating Effectiveness of GMS Economic Corridors : Why More Focus on Bangkok– Hanoi Road than East-West Corridor ? (Masami Ishida)

10 – Myanmar and Japan : How Close Friends Become Estranged ? (Toshihiro Kudo)

11 – The Chinese in Burma : Traditional Migration or Conquest Strategy ? (Guy Lubeigt)

12 – Thailand’s Economic Relations with China and Japan (Suthiphand Chirathivat)

13 – Vietnam’s View of China : An Intimidating Partner (Matthieu Salomon and Doan Kêt Vu)

Index