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"This book provides a comparative study of the strategies of great powers in the Asia-Pacific, namely, the United States, China and Japan. It examines the evolution of each power's strategic thinking and analyzes the three powers' respective foreign policies and internal debates in the policymaking process. It analyzes the three countries' conflict and cooperation from past to the present. It stresses the importance of the interactions between internal and external factors in the policymaking process, and emphasises the great significance of these interactions for international relations theory. In particular it highlights the role in the United States of strategic advisers in think tanks and government agencies, Japan's informal and balanced policy making process, and the impact in China of traditional culture, especially Confucianism, and the part played by Chinese think tanks"--

Why do we study the Pacific three? -- The United States : global leadership and strategy troika -- China : modernization, stability, and channels for policy-input -- Japan : tilted middle way and informal mechanism -- Changing dynamics of power politics in Asia Pacific -- U.S.-China-Japan triangle : friend or enemy?

This book provides a comparative study of the strategies of great powers in the Asia-Pacific, namely, the United States, China and Japan, known as the Pacific Three. It examines the evolution of each power's strategic thinking and analyzes the three powers' respective foreign policies and internal debates in the policymaking process. It analyzes the three countries' conflict and cooperation from past to the present. It stresses the importance of the interactions between internal and external factors in the policymaking process, and emphasizes the great significance of these interactions for international relations theory.For example,it highlights the role of strategic advisers in think tanks and government agencies in the United States, Japan's informal and balanced policymaking process, and the impact of traditional culture in China, especially Confucianism, and the part played by Chinese think tanks.