The East Asian paradox -- Insecurity and economic interdependence in East Asia -- Rare earth : China's economic … coercion and the demise of Chinese monopoly -- Shale gas and oil : Japan's quest for alternative sources of energy -- Trade … agreements as geo-economic Instruments -- Japanese investment in China and "China-plus-one" -- Conclusions …

: the case of Japan and China / Kaseda Yoshinori -- Effects of Japanese security considerations on ASEAN+3 and the East Asia … Summit / Charly von Solms -- Realist objectives, liberal means : Japan, China and maritime security in Southeast Asia …China and IR : geopolitical implications for Northeast Asia / Christopher R. Robichaud -- In pursuit of an Asian …

<P>1 Discursive power of "Silk Road" in China, Japan and South Korea's foreign policies toward Central Asia; 2 …This book analyzes initiatives and concepts initiated by China, Japan and South Korea (the Republic of Korea) toward … analyzing initiatives such as the Eurasian/Silk Road Diplomacy of Japan of 1997, the Shanghai Process by China, the Korean …