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040			_cLCIC Library
082			_aREF 327.52051 Sm51
100			_aSheila A. Smith _eAuthor
245			_aIntimate rivals : _bJapanese domestic politics and a rising China / _cSheila A. Smith
260			_aNew York: _bColumbia University Press, _cc2015
300			_axviii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 23cm
520			_aNo country feels China's rise more deeply than Japan. Through intricate case studies of visits by Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine, conflicts over the boundaries of economic zones in the East China Sea, concerns about food safety, and strategies of island defense, Sheila A. Smith explores the policy issues testing the Japanese government as it tries to navigate its relationship with an advancing China./p pSmith finds that Japan's interactions with China extend far beyond the negotiations between diplomats and include a broad array of social actors intent on influencing the Sino-Japanese relationship. Some of the tensions complicating Japan's encounters with China, such as those surrounding the Yasukuni Shrine or territorial disputes, have deep roots in the postwar era, and political advocates seeking a stronger Japanese state organize themselves around these causes. Other tensions manifest themselves during the institutional and regulatory reform of maritime boundary and food safety issues./p pSmith scrutinizes the role of the Japanese government in coping with contention as China's influence grows and Japanese citizens demand more protection. Underlying the government's efforts is Japan's insecurity about its own capacity for change and its waning status as the leading economy in Asia. For many, China's rise means Japan's decline, and Smith suggests how Japan can maintain its regional and global clout as confidence in its postwar diplomatic and security approach diminishes.
650			_aInternational Relations
650			_aSecurity Studies
650			_aPolitical Science
650			_aAsian Studies
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