Nationalism and Power Politics in Japan's Relations with China - 9781138120372

Name: Nationalism and Power Politics in Japan's Relations with China - 9781138120372
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Nationalism and Power Politics in Japan's Relations with ChinaA Neoclassical Realist Interpretation\nAuthor(s): Yew Meng Lai\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138120372, 978-1138120372\nSynopsis\nDespite flourishing economic interactions and deepening interdependence, the current political and diplomatic relationship between Japan and China remains lukewarm at best. Indeed, bilateral relations reached an unprecedented nadir during the spring of 2005, and again more recently in autumn 2012, as massive anti-Japanese demonstrations across Chinese cities elicited corresponding incidents of popular anti-Chinese reprisal in Japan.\n\nThis book systematically explores the complex dynamics that shape contemporary Japanese-Chinese relations. In particular, it analyses the so-called revival of nationalism in post-Cold War Japan, its causality in redefining Japans external policy orientations, and its impact on the atmosphe.