The Evolution and Characteristics of Japan's Mekong Sub-region Policy during the Post-Cold War Era
In the post-Cold War era,the Mekong sub-region has risen as a pivotal area in Japan's Southeast Asian geopolitical strategy.Japan has been a proactive leader and participant in the Mekong region's collaborative initiatives since the end of the Cold War.It has championed the creation of several key cooperation frameworks,including the Greater Me-kong Subregion Economic Cooperation(GMS),the Forum for Comprehensive Development of Indochina(FCDI),the In-dochina Industry Cooperation Working Group,the Japan-CLV(Cambodia,Laos,Vietnam)Summit,and the Japan-Me-kong Summit.Through these platforms,Japan has deeply involved itself in a range of collaborative efforts in the sub-region,occasionally emerging as the foremost donor and investor,thus securing substantial regional influence and a strong voice in regional discourse.The Japan-Mekong collaboration is a fundamental element of Japan's strategy to enact its region-al policy and a deliberate move towards affirming its status as a major political power.The post-Cold War regional vision of Japan,evident in policies such as the Expanded East Asia under Koizumi,the East Asian Community under Hatoyama,or the Indo-Pacific Strategy under Abe,consistently prioritizes the Mekong sub-region.In shaping and executing specific pol-icies,Japan dynamically recalibrates its strategic approach,taking into account the evolving international and regional dy-namics,the Japan-U.S.alliance and American foreign policy,and the power equilibrium between Japan and China,all to maximize its national interests.
Mekong Sub-regionJapan-Mekong Cooperationregional cooperation and competitionregional order
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