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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Political culture in the two Koreas -- The presidential system in South Korea -- Parliamentary and extra-parliamentary opposition -- The North Korean political system -- 3 Economic development -- The basis of South Korean growth -- The Fifth Five- Year Plan and its successor -- The North Korean economy -- 4 The North-South balance -- The military balance -- Diplomatic competition -- The North-South dialogue -- 5 The two Koreas and the four major powers -- The US-South Korean alliance -- The Japan-Korea 'special relationship' -- South Korea's Nordpolitik -- The North Korea/China/Soviet Union triangle -- North Korea, Japan and the United States -- 6 West European interests -- Economic interests -- Political and strategic interests -- Cultural relations -- 7 Conclusion -- Towards stability -- A wider international role -- West European interests -- Appendix: North-South dialogues since 1984 -- Notes.

The linkages between football, nationalism and spectator violence in- China are analysed by discussing the reactions of the Chinese to two footballing defeats: the World Cup qualifying loss to Hong Kong in 1985 and the loss to Japan in the 2004 Asian Cup final. Using both political science and sociological perspectives, the settings of the two games and the violent post-match reactions of the Chinese fans are examined within a comparative framework against the background of Chinese nationalism, China's complex relationships with Hong Kong and Japan at the time of the two games, and the significance of sport (and football in particular) in Chinese popular and governmental perspectives. The article argues that while the concept of hooliganism might best explain the 1985 events, nationalism provides greater insight into the 2004 events. (Manuscript received January 22, 2008; accepted for publication April 23, 2008)

AbstractThe Mongolian People's Republic (MPR) became the focus of intense competition between the Soviet Union and Japan in the 1930s, when it was more commonly known as Outer Mongolia. The Soviet Union viewed the MPR as an ideological and strategic ally, and was determined to defend that state against the increasingly adventurist actions of the Japanese military based in northern China. Japanese ambitions to solve the so-called 'Manmo' (Manchuria-Mongolia) problem led the Soviets to initiate ever-closer links with the MPR, culminating in the 1936 pact of mutual assistance which was intended to constrain Japanese pressure. Using unpublished Japanese materials as well as Russian and Mongolian sources, this article demonstrates how the Soviet leadership increasingly viewed the MPR as strategically crucial to the defence of the Soviet Far East.

South Korea's diplomatic and security focus has inevitably been on northeast Asia and its difficult relationship with its northern neighbour, but South Korea also has a role to play in the broader Asian Pacific region. This article analyzes South Korea's increasing economic, political, and cultural links with the wider region, in particular with Southeast Asia, and its role in the development of Asian Pacific regionalism. Utilizing the concept of "middle power," it argues that, while clearly South Korea cannot ignore what is happening in its immediate geographical environment of North-east Asia, it does have the economic and political resources to enable it to take advantage of the opportunities for greater interactions with other parts of the Asian Pacific region, particularly Southeast Asia, if the political will exists. (Asian Aff/GIGA)

This article analyses the nature of contemporary Hong Kong–Japan relations in their economic, political and cultural dimensions, setting the relationship within the broader context of Sino-Japanese relations, concerns about identity and nationalism within Hong Kong, and changing Japanese commercial priorities. While the commercial and popular cultural ties between Japan and Hong Kong remain dominant, since the mid-1990s political issues have become more visible in Hong Kong–Japan relations. Changing moods within Hong Kong about the handover and, after 1997, about the nature of the redefined relationship with China have had an important influence on the political economy of Hong Kong–Japan relations.