Japan Factor in Sino-U.S. Relations
The Japan factor is looming large in Sino-U.S. relations. If China and the United States fail to fully understand, as early as possible, its paramount importance from a strategic and long-term point of...
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China’s Rise through Chinese Eyes
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to interview a number of Chinese and other Asian experts on China-U.S. relations, both by attending the April 27-May 2 international Asan Plenum in Seoul and...
View ArticleBeijing’s Brand Ambassador: A Conversation With Cui Tiankai
Cui Tiankai, 60, arrived in Washington, D.C., on April 2 to take up his new post as China’s ambassador to the United States. A fluent English speaker with a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins’ School...
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Japan-US Relationship at A Critical Historical Moment
Of late, one of the hottest topics about Japanese politics is Japan’s constitutional revision, because the result of the election of the House of Councilors in July will most probably enable the...
View ArticleOvercoming East Asia’s Sovereignty Disputes
China’s recent elevation of its claim to the Diaoyu Islands to a “core interest” has made the prospect of resolving its sovereignty dispute with Japan, which governs the islands, even trickier. Indeed,...
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Abe Politics Seems Quite Unreliable
Shinzo Abe has been in office for nearly five months. The Abe economics seems to have stimulated the market, leading to rising asset prices and winning him higher support. But the Abe politics has...
View ArticleUS Needs A Rethinking of Its Japan Policy
With the return of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, many are commenting on the strain Abe has placed on the United States. It is clear that recent Japanese policies are bringing US—Japanese policies...
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Japan’s Containment Strategy against China
Japan has begun to play a more vigorous role in East Asia’s security affairs, and China is responding with a mixture of wariness and outright hostility. That development puts the United States in an...
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Questioning Abe on Islands Dispute
In a speech delivered in Washington on 23 February, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said “nobody had ever challenged Japan’s sovereignty (over Diaoyu Islands) from 1895-1971.” In May, he told the US...
View ArticleWhat Should China Do in a Period of Frequent Frictions?
In recent years, China has run into more security challenges and increasing international pressure, thus entering a period of frequent frictions with the outside world. This is a necessary stage for a...
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Yasukuni is No Parallel to Arlington
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to justify his attitude on the issue of Yasukuni Shrine by likening it to the Arlington National Cemetery of the United States. Liu Jiangyong When...
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After the Summit, US Pressuring Japan to Concede on Diaoyu
Last month U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made headlines and won high praise for mediating between Israel and the Palestinians, and restarting the perennially start-stop “Middle East peace...
View ArticlePriorities of Major Powers in the ASEAN Regional Forum
The 20th ASEAN Regional Forum was held in Brunei on July 2, 2013 and most foreign ministers from the twenty seven ASEAN Regional Forum member countries stayed in Bandar Seri Begawan for several days,...
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Abe’s Right-wing Politics, a Path to Isolation
Japan’s House of Councilors election last week, the first national election since Abe’s return to office, ended with a victory for the ruling LDP- New Komeito coalition. It put an end to the unbalanced...
View ArticleCaroline Kennedy in Asia
President Obama’s nomination of Caroline Kennedy as the next US Ambassador to Japan has aroused considerable comment in the United States and abroad. Some point to Ms. Kennedy’s obvious charisma, her...
View ArticleProspects for Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia
On August 8, I attended the second China-South Korea strategic dialogue, whose participants were scholars and diplomats from both countries. During the discussions, I had a basic feeling that the two...
View ArticleExpectations for Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late former US President John F. Kennedy, was nominated to be US Ambassador to Japan. The story has hit headlines in both countries. Naturally, China has also followed...
View ArticleWhat Caroline’s Nomination Means to Sino-US-Japan Relations
US President Barack Obama’s decision to nominate Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Japan has aroused worldwide interest against the backdrop that Tokyo is currently mired at the center of a whirlpool...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics and US Contribution
In seven years, Tokyo will again host the world’s most important sports event. Also in the news were more radiation leaks from Fukushima. It seems that the past two and a half years spent to clean up...
View ArticleA Security Dilemma in Northeast Asia
The state of security in Northeast Asia will be counteractive to the state of Sino-US relations. Thus, increased cooperation in Northeast Asia will also provide a favorable opportunity and important...
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