Rivalries are being stirred as Beijing flexes its economic, diplomatic and military muscle. The rise in China’s regional forces is leading Japan to rethink its strategy, underlining the need for a counterweight to Beijing and the need for dissuasion from the potential use of force. Sino-Japanese relations are likely to remain strained for the foreseeable future.

Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 79, No. 3, Fall 2014