CHINA AND JAPAN AT ODDS: DECIPHERING THE PERPETUAL CONFLICT; ED. BY JAMES C. HSIUNG

The running saga of China and Japan at odds is unparalleled in world history. Its long stretch of recurrent conflicts, going back to the 16th century, through two savage wars in the 19th and 20th centuries, saw a new surge in recent months, despite normal trade relations. The worst scenario had it that the two nations might go to war for their conflicting claims to the vast seabed oil resources in the East China Sea, further exacerbated by their festering territorial and other disputes. This edited book offers a rare attempt to decipher the perpetual conflict, from the Chinese, Japanese, and American perspectives. It places Sino-Japanese relations in a diachronic context but looks into the future from the present. The Running Saga Of China And Japan At Odds Is Unparalleled In World History. Its Long Stretch Of Recurrent Conflicts, Going Back To The 16th Century Through Two Savage Wars In The 19th And 20th Centuries, Saw A New Surge In Recent Months, Despite Normal Trade Relations. The Worst Case Scenario Suggests That The Two Nations Might Go To War For Their Conflicting Claims To The Vast Seabed Oil Resources In The East China Sea, Further Exacerbated By Their Festering Territorial Disputes. This Book Offers A Rare Attempt To Decipher The Perpetual Conflict, From The Chinese, Japanese, And American Perspectives.--jacket. Introduction: Theory And The Long-running Tussle? / James C. Hsiung --- Historical And Contemporary Roots Of Sino-japanese Conflicts / Yung-deh Richard Chu -- It Takes Two To Tango: The Conflict As Japan Sees It / Sueo Sudo -- The Evolving Global And Regional Economic Roles Of China And Japan: Competitive And Complimentary Forces / Cal Clark -- Sino-japanese Economic Relations: Interdependence And Confict / Chu-yuan Cheng -- Japan's Military Modernization: The Chinese Perspective / Dennis Hickey And Lilly Kelan Lu -- U.s. Policy And Sino-japanese Rivalry / Mel Gurtov -- Sea Power, Law Of The Sea, And A Sino-japanese East China Sea Resource War / James C. Hsiung -- The Diaoyu/senaku Islands: A Hotbed For A Hot War? / Unryu Suganuma -- The Taiwan Factor In Tokyo's Territorial Disputes With Beijing / Peter Yu And Shawn Kao -- Periscoping The Future: Will China And Japan Ever Be Like France And Germany? / James C. Hsiung. Edited By James C. Hsiung. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction: Theory and the Long-Running Tussle....Pages 1-21 Historical and Contemporary Roots of Sino-Japanese Conflicts....Pages 23-42 It Takes Two to Tango: The Conflict as Japan Sees It....Pages 43-58 The Evolving Global and Regional Economic Roles of China and Japan: Competitive and Complementary Forces....Pages 59-79 Sino-Japanese Economic Relations: Interdependence and Conflict....Pages 81-94 Japan’s Military Modernization: The Chinese Perspective....Pages 95-112 U.S. Policy and Sino-Japanese Rivalry....Pages 113-131 Sea Power, Law of the Sea, and a Sino-Japanese East China Sea “Resource War”....Pages 133-153 The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: A Hotbed for a Hot War?....Pages 155-172 The Taiwan Factor in Tokyo’s Territorial Disputes with Beijing....Pages 173-192 Periscoping the Future: Will China and Japan Ever Be Like France and Germany?....Pages 193-221 Back Matter....Pages 223-234 This book is a penetrating study of the long conflict between China and Japan. Drawing upon history, geopolitics and geoeconomics, this volume examines these important Asian powers at the bilateral, regional, and global levels. Contributors examine issues including oil feuds, the Taiwan factor, and implications for U.S. interests in Asia Pacific. This book is a penetrating study of the long conflict between China and Japan. Drawing upon history, geopolitics, geoeconomics, and international law, this volume examines these two important Asian powers at the bilateral, regional, and global levels. Throwing a floodlight on the complex tangle of Sino-Japanese relations, contributors examine critical issues including oil feuds, the Taiwan factor, and implications for U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific