Geopolitics and the Western Pacific : China, Japan and the US Paperback / softback
by Leszek (National Security College, Australian National University) Buszynski
Part of the Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book examines the development of China’s national ambitions under its current leader Xi Jinping and the dilemma they present for the United States and also Japan.
It emphasises the importance of geopolitics, that is the way national strategies and policies are shaped and in some cases determined by geographic location.
Focusing especially on China’s national rejuvenation and its rapidly growing military capability and navy, and on the likely impact on the region of China regaining the status and influence it enjoyed in dynastic times, the book highlights the hard choices faced by the United States as it seeks to protect its geopolitical position in the Western Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan straits.
How far should the United States confront China or accommodate China, possibly at the risk of undermining its geopolitical position and its alliance relationships with Japan, Australia and South Korea?
The book also discusses the degree to which issues of institution building and economic interdependence can overcome or constrain geopolitical calculations.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/12/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367728199
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/12/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367728199
