Ukraine (Russia), South Korea, India and, as usual, Japan attracted keen attention for their potential to alter the geopolitical environment in Asia. Ukraine’s significance is its impact on Russian relations with both the United States and China. In the case of South Korea its tensions with Japan and forward-looking diplomacy with China led to questions about the strength of its alliance with the United States. Anticipating that Narenda Modi would bring new vigor to Indian foreign policy, Chinese focused on the “Look East” policy. Coverage did not forget Japan, whose image as a danger to regional stability continued to make it a convenient whipping boy. A positive Russia and a negative Japan stood as book ends in analyses of South Korea and India being torn between clashing appeals in the realignment under way in regional security.
2014OCT29
Country Report: China (October 2014)
-
By :
Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*)