East Asia and the Pacific Rim

East Asia and the Pacific Rim is a region that at once epitomises both the transformed agenda of world politics (the increased attention to external economic preoccupations) and the remnants of older, often Cold War, concerns (territorial disputes and the lingering influence of overt ideology). This chapter focuses on how these concerns have manifested themselves in the foreign policies of the region’s two key states: China and Japan. The analysis thus focuses closely on foreign economic relations and more traditional security issues, as well as considering the nature of policy making.