[Articles] No Conflict by Invitation: Japan's China Balancing amidst US Relative Decline

Giulio PUGLIESE(King’s College London, War Studies Department)

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. US-centered Liberal Visions of East Asia in the Early Post-Cold War Years

Ⅲ. The Realist Underpinnings of East Asia's Pax Americana

Ⅳ. Beyond Pax Americana: Japan’s Hardened Stance Predates China’s Assertiveness

Ⅴ. A Conflict by Invitation? Chinese Assertiveness, Japan’s Firm Stance, and US Fears

Ⅵ. Conclusions

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