China Bad Blood? Effects of the 2012 Anti-Japan Protests October 25, 2017 0 Written by Kristin Vekasi. Five years ago, then Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko effectively nationalised the island chain known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku…
International Relations The Islands In-between October 17, 2014 0 Written by Misato Matsuoka. The “Senkaku”, “Diaoyu” or “Diaoyutai” islands have been at the centre of a long-standing territorial dispute between Japan, China and Taiwan.…
Territorial Disputes The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: The Spark for Great Power War? October 15, 2014 0 Written by Harry Kazianis. While China has multiple overlapping territorial claims with many of its neighbors in various parts of the East and South China…
Territorial Disputes Amphibious Posturing and the Senkaku Dispute October 14, 2014 0 Written by Ian Bowers. The creation of a Japanese amphibious unit tasked with recapturing the nation’s outermost islands following an invasion is part of a…
China-Japan China’s Perspective on the ADIZ: Backfire or Signal Flare? November 29, 2013 6 Written by Huang Wei. China’s recent move to establish the East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) is widely considered negative and seen by…
China-Japan Japan reacts to China’s ADIZ November 28, 2013 0 Written by Corey Wallace. If China’s recent announcement establishing an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) was concocted as part of a strategy to put more…
China-Japan China’s new ADIZ: Do not panic, yet do worry. November 28, 2013 1 Written by Michal Thim. With the announcement of the new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 23 November, Beijing has elevated its territorial claims in…
China-Japan Aspirations and Limitations in Japan’s Defense Planning November 20, 2013 0 Written by Yu-Ping Chang. Chinese assertiveness in the Senkaku (Diaoyu Dao or Diaoyutais) disputes and the attempt to project power in the open sea beyond the…
China-Japan Nationalism and Escalation in the East China Sea November 14, 2013 0 Written by Jessica Chen Weiss. Is compromise or de-escalation possible in the ongoing standoff between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands? With nationalism resurgent…
China-Japan Beijing’s Dilemma in the Handling of Anti-Japanese Popular Nationalism amid Disputes with Japan February 28, 2013 2 By Kang Su-Jeong. Sino-Japanese relations have experienced ups and downs over the past decade. Mounting tensions between the two countries has been accompanied by outbursts…