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A research trip to Tokyo found contrasts between Japanese policies of engaging China economically and the U.S. emphasis on human rights. It also found distinct differences between Washington and Tokyo in assessing the present and future security threat of China in Asia. While the United States is apprehensive about increasing military power, Japan is more concerned with China’s political and economic stability.
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Dr. Nelsen’s publications includePower and Insecurity: Beijing, Moscow and Washington, 1949–1988 (Lynne Rienner Press, 1989).
Apologies to Allen Whiting for imitating the title of his important book,China Eyes Japan (University of California Press, 1989). Professor Whiting encouraged me to attempt this article. It was made possible through the generous support of the Japan foundation. I owe a special debt of gratitude to Ambassador Takayuki Kimura who nominated me to the Japan foundation after we team-taught a course on Japan and China in Asia at the University of South Florida. Document translation assistance was provided by Mr. Shun Nakamura.
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Nelsen, H.W. Japan eyes China. Journal of Northeast Asian Studies 14, 81–90 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023449
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023449