Rising China’s Diplomatic Strategy

How is China’s increasing power changing the world? These articles examine China’s foreign policy strategy, considering its influence on regional order, the centrality of economic cooperation to its foreign relations, the political decision-making process, and the significance of the historical background.

China’s Foreign Policy at a CrossroadsKawashima Shin

Specialist in China’s modern Chinese diplomacy and Nippon.com editorial committee member Kawashima Shin takes us through some of the recent adjustments to China’s foreign policy, with a view to the path ahead.
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China’s External Economic Cooperation: Ties to the Mekong RegionKitano Naohiro

China’s rapid economic development has been matched by its increasing overseas assistance to Asia and other parts of the world. Kitano Naohiro of the Japan International Cooperation Agency takes a look at China’s international economic ties, focusing on its cooperation with countries in the Mekong region.
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China’s Foreign Policy: Continuity and ChangeAoyama Rumi

“Fragmented authoritarianism,” in which multiple domestic actors and their interests influence policy, best describes the power structure that now prevails in China. Professor Aoyama Rumi of Waseda University looks at how this system affects the country’s foreign policy.
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The Rise of China and Its Significance for East AsiaShiraishi Takashi

What does the rise of China really mean for the other countries of East Asia? In this essay, Shiraishi Takashi, editor-in-chief of Nippon.com and president of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, stresses the need for a multifaceted perspective.
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