Japan’s responses to China’s rise : soft balancing in Southeast Asia

• Main Author: Singh, Bhubhindar
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Japan; Balancing
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155758
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Japan’s threat perceptions toward China have hardened over the post-Cold War period. This led Tokyo to rely more on overt balancing strategies compared with engagement and hedging strategies. While hard balancing measures are widely discussed in the literature, little or no attention is paid to soft...