Japan and Southeast Asia Regional Order Construction:Idea and Policy
The engagement of Japan's order-building in Southeast Asia ought to be highlighted.In terms of component elements,regional order shares common characteristics with international order,but also displays its own distinct and u-nique features.Regional scope,regional institutional frameworks,and regional integrity principles constitute regional order.Amid the process of Japan's engagement of Southeast Asia order,this region forms an interrelated as well as multi-level regional concepts.From Asia-pacific,broader East Asian,Arc of Freedom and Prosperity,Confluence of the Two Seas to FOIP,the vision of Japan's regional order experienced three stages,including economic-dominated,value-orien-ted,and FOIP-based visions and practices.During the transition,value-oriented diplomacy has increased significantly,and Japan more and more makes stress on exclusion of heterogeneity rather than inclusiveness.What is more,security is-sues are more highlighted and emphasized,and Japan reinforces its security cooperations via bilateralism and minilateralism.Fumio Kishida cabinet invented a new security framework called"official security assistance(OSA)",in which Japan can advance its diplomatic goals not only by traditional"official development assistance(ODA)"but through both ODA and OSA.Last but not least,Japan,from land-based state versus maritime state mindset,has been continuously enlarging the regional scope to dilute and obstruct China's influence.
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