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Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute—Trilateral Policy Responses Between China, Japan, and the US

Olson, Cassandra A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429761310

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2015, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
In the wake of Goudao, the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute sparked a series of protests in both China and Japan during the summer of 2012, followed by many maritime skirmishes and even threats of war breaking out between China and Japan. While this sovereignty dispute is primarily between China and Japan, due the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the US finds itself in a difficult position caught between its security ally it must defend per treaty stipulations (Japan) and one of its greatest economic partners (China). This U.S. policy on the US-Japan Security Alliance impacts Sino-U.S. relations in a variety of ways and will continue to affect the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute. Understanding this security relationship and its impact on US China relations can help both Chinese and US policy makers make better policy choices. The author surveyed Chinese students at Peking University to understand current Chinese opinions regarding how US-China bilateral relations have been affected by the US-Japan Security Alliance in the wake of Goudao and the 2012 escalation of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute. While students in general felt that US-Japan Security Relations and Obama’s Pivot to Asia Strategy both negatively impacted US-China relations, Chinese students were nevertheless hopeful about the future of US-China relations. In response to the survey results, the author also poses several policy alternatives, such as improving people-to-people interactions, improving media perceptions and biases, as well as using economic organizations as a foundation for communication and mutually beneficial economic cooperation.
Galal Walker (Advisor)
Xiaobin Jian (Committee Member)
50 p.
Asian Studies
US-China Relations, China, United States, Japan, Foreign Policy, Economic Organizations, US-Japan Security Alliance, Diaoyu Islands Dispute, Senkaku Islands Dispute,

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  • Olson, C. A. (2015). Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute—Trilateral Policy Responses Between China, Japan, and the US [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429761310

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Olson, Cassandra. Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute—Trilateral Policy Responses Between China, Japan, and the US. 2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429761310.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Olson, Cassandra. "Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute—Trilateral Policy Responses Between China, Japan, and the US." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429761310

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