Japan's China Policy

<p><em>Japan's China Policy</em> understands Japan's foreign policy in terms of power - one of the most central concepts of political analysis. It contributes a fresh understanding to the subject by developing relational power as an analytical framework and by applying it to significant issues in Japan's China policy: the negotiations for a bilateral investment protection treaty and the disputed Pinnacle (Senkaku/Diaoyu) Islands.</p><p>Hagström demonstrates that Japan exerted power over China in such divergent empirical settings for the most part by using civilian instruments positively defensively and through non-action. Given that Japan's foreign policy is often portrayed rather enigmatically in terms of power the unique contribution of <em>Japan's China Policy</em> is to demonstrate how to analyze power aspects of Japan's foreign policy in a more coherent fashion.</p><p>This revealing approach to Japan's foreign policy will be of huge interest to anyone studying Japanese politics foreign policy or international relations.</p>