JCIE Publications | Getting the Triangle Straight: Managing China-Japan-US Relations

Getting the Triangle Straight: Managing China-Japan-US Relations

Edited by Gerald Curtis, Ryosei Kokubun, and Wang Jisi

As the balance of power in Asia shifts, relations among China, Japan, and the United States are becoming increasingly important for the future of the region as well as for the rest of the world. Trilateral relationships tend to be unstable, but the dynamics of China-Japan-US relations are further complicated by historical enmities, differing systems of governance, competition in the economic and security realms, and growing interdependence. While most studies of these countries focus on their bilateral ties, Getting the Triangle Straight turns its attention to the ways in which they relate to one another in a trilateral context.

In this volume, three leading experts from China, Japan, and the United States are joined by nine younger, emerging scholars to analyze the relationship and offer recommendations for better managing the volatile dynamics of trilateral relations.

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Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation

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President, Japan Center for International Exchange

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ISBN 978-4-88907-080-4;
297 pages; paper; $25.00

The Trilateral Dynamics of China-Japan-US Relations

Getting the Triangle Straight: China, Japan, and the United States in An Era of Change [pdf 176kb]
Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
The China–Japan–United States Triangle: A Power Balance Analysis
Wang Jisi, Dean, School of International Studies, Peking University
The China-Japan Relationship, East Asia Community, and the Dynamics of Trilateral Relations
Ryosei Kokubun, Dean, Faculty of Law and Politics, Keio University

Trilateral Relations and Regional Security

China-US-Japan Relations and Northeast Asia’s Evolving Security Architecture
Gui Yongtao, Associate Professor, Peking University

Prospects for Trilateral Security Cooperation
Andrew L. Oros, Associate Professor, Washington College

Managing Challenges to Trilateral Relations

Taiwan in the China-Japan-US Triangle
Yasuhiro Matsuda, Associate Professor, Tokyo University
Explaining Stability in the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands Dispute
M. Taylor Fravel, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [pdf 384kb]
Addressing Climate Change: Why US-China Cooperation Lags behind China-Japan Cooperation
Zhang Haibin, Associate Professor, Peking University

Economic Integration and Trilateral Relations

Asianism Rising: Assessing China-Japan-US Dynamics in Regional Trade and Investment Realities
Saadia M. Pekkanen, Professor, University of Washington
Cooperation and Competition in the Chinese Automobile Industry: The Emerging Architecture of China-Japan-US Economic Relations
Katsuhiro Sasuga, Associate Professor, Tokai University

Mutual Perceptions in China-Japan-US Relation

Changing Japanese Perceptions and China-Japan Relations
Rumi Aoyama, Professor, Waseda University
Chinese Public Perceptions of Japan and the United States in the Post–Cold War Era
Fan Shiming, Associate Professor, Peking University

ISBN 978-4-88907-080-4; 297 pages; paper; $25.00

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