<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The rise of China has aroused heated debates on whether the country would become the “revisionist” power in challenging the supreme position of the “status quo” power, the United States. This paper aims to examine whether the rise of China would, firstly, empower Beijing to solve the long-term crisis in the Korean Peninsula, and secondly, complicates the picture in solving the difficult historical and political issues in Sino-Japanese relations. It is argued that the increasing economic and military capabilities of China are not instrumental in fostering significant changes within North Korea and in monitoring the external behavior of its leaders. A more nationalistic China which lacks soft power also hinders a favorable solution to the challenges of Sino-Japanese relations.</p></abstract>

The rise of China has aroused heated debates on whether the country would become the “revisionist” power in challenging the supreme position of the “status quo” power, the United States. This paper aims to examine whether the rise of China would, firstly, empower Beijing to solve the long-term crisis in the Korean Peninsula, and secondly, complicates the picture in solving the difficult historical and political issues in Sino-Japanese relations. It is argued that the increasing economic and military capabilities of China are not instrumental in fostering significant changes within North Korea and in monitoring the external behavior of its leaders. A more nationalistic China which lacks soft power also hinders a favorable solution to the challenges of Sino-Japanese relations.

The Rise of China and Its Implications to Northeast Asia

Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies & Department of Government and International Studies

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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The rise of China has aroused heated debates on whether the country would become the “revisionist” power in challenging the supreme position of the “status...

The Rise of China and Its Implications to Northeast Asia

Published Online: Nov 07, 2019

Page range: 75 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0015

Keywords
balancer, brinkmanship, Diaoyu Islands, international norms, nationalism, Pivot to Asia, Rebalancing, revisionist power, Six-Party Talks, soft power, status quo power

© 2019 Wai Ting, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Rise of China and Its Implications to Northeast Asia

Published Online: Nov 07, 2019

Page range: 75 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0015

Keywordsbalancer, brinkmanship, Diaoyu Islands, international norms, nationalism, Pivot to Asia, Rebalancing, revisionist power, Six-Party Talks, soft power, status quo power

© 2019 Wai Ting, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
balancer, brinkmanship, Diaoyu Islands, international norms, nationalism, Pivot to Asia, Rebalancing, revisionist power, Six-Party Talks, soft power, status quo power