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- Title
Japan-Southeast Asia Relations: Incremental, But Groundbreaking Steps.
- Authors
Dalpino, Catharin
- Abstract
Two objectives drive Japan's increasing engagement with Southeast Asia: stimulating Japanese economic growth through investment in large-scale infrastructure abroad, and supporting regional maritime domain awareness. While Tokyo officially denies any suggestion of rivaling or checking China with these policies, the timing and nature of Japan's "pivot" to Southeast Asia would suggest otherwise. The number of "first-ever" Japanese defense initiatives with Southeast Asian countries in the past year, correspond to rising concern in the region over China's moves in the South China Sea. New developments in regional security relations reflect a revision of Japanese defense guidelines and of the US-Japanese alliance, both of which emphasize greater interaction with regional partners. On the economic side, Japan and China are in direct competition for infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar. This will likely be the case for the next several years as ASEAN seeks to undergird the ASEAN Economic Community with new transportation grids.
- Subjects
SOUTHEAST Asia; JAPAN; JAPANESE foreign relations; ECONOMIC development; TWENTY-first century; INTERNATIONAL relations
- Publication
Comparative Connections: A Triannual E-Journal on East Asian Bilateral Relations, 2016, Vol 18, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
1930-5370
- Publication type
Article