Logic Underlying the Generation and Evolution of Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategy:A Neoclassical Realist Analysis
The Indo-Pacific Strategy is a strategy of containment adopted by Japan to counter China's development,and has undergone two major adjustments since its launch.This paper aims to analyze,in Neoclassical Realism terms,the logic underlying the generation and evolution of the strategy by setting relevant variables.In 2018,Japan reframed the strategy as the"Indo-Pacific Vision"and sought to improve its relations with China.This,in essence,was but a strategic adjustment by Japan resulting from an inadequate containing power.Its containment against China,nonetheless,remains unchanged.During the reigns of Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida,as Japan's conception of China as a threat further deepened and its power of containment strengthened,the containment efforts by Japan against China saw a significant rise in terms of intensity.The advancement of the Indo-Pacific strategy adds external pressure to China's development.As such,China should maintain strategic resolve,properly manage the contradictions and differences with Japan,increase mutual trust and dispel doubts,and avoid strategic miscalculations.At the same time,China should focus on scaling up the areas and levels of China-Japan economic cooperation and strengthen cooperation with Southeast Asian countries as well as major European countries,so as to reduce these countries'strategic cooperation with Japan.
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