Sino-Japanese Power Politics : Might, Money and Minds (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: Back to the Future? China and Japan's Drumbeats in the Year of History China commemorates World War II: the Victory Day parade Japan commemorates World War II: the Abe Statement The Senkaku/Diaoyu standoff and state-led antagonistic narratives 2 The Power Politics behind Sino-Japanese Identity Politics The Senkaku/Diaoyu standoff, mirror of Sino-Japanese power transition Neo-Classical Realism and the Realpolitik of Sino-Japanese identity politics A Sino-Japanese propaganda dilemma and propaganda race 3 The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Mirror of Shifting Axes of Power A fistful of rocks: Japan, China and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute Neo-Classical Realism and post-2012 China-Japan power politics 4 Might: The Importance of Balancing in Sino-Japanese Relations External balancing: Japan and China's military-diplomatic forays China's constabulary internal balancing: the case of the State Oceanic Administration Japan's internal balancing: Abe eyes China and 'Great Power' status China's post-November 2014 tactical detente and the South China Sea nexus 5 Money: Economic Rivalry and Economic Statecraft in Sino-Japanese Relations China's economic statecraft between short-term retaliations, geopolitics and political leverage China's infrastructure competition with Japan and the quest for political leverage and regional primacy Abenomics between domestic stability and Japan's economic statecraft 6 Minds: China's Propaganda Offensive and Japan's Response The 'feedback mechanism' of Chinese propaganda A propaganda race: mirroring processes on both sides The 'feedback mechanism' at work - the case of Chinese propaganda in Australia 2015-16 - Enduring rivalry and the crystallization of the propaganda dimension? 7 Conclusions: Is Sino-Japanese Antagonism Here to Stay? Selected Bibliography Index