Japan-China-US Relations and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Perspectives from International Relations Theory

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this analysis of the Senkaku/Diaoyu, including the US role, I employthe framework of Western theories of international relations(IR). The analysis turns to the prisoner’s dilemma to find a possiblesolution to the present impasse. The key task for negotiators and IRtheorists is to find an equation that satisfies three factors simultaneously:China does not enter Japan’s territorial waters; Japan continuesthe three nos of “not to land, not to investigate, and not tobuild”; and confidence-building measures are instituted to avoid directmilitary collisions. So far, the prisoner’s dilemma has not succeededin finding that equation, so perhaps more attention shouldbe paid to the Eastern concept of face saving or giving face, whichin addition to the other three factors might enable the two sides toreach a modus vivendi.

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