Menage a trois: defence pact could open U.S.-Japan-China 'trialogue'
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China has criticized the defence pact between the U.S. and Japan which brings the prospect of a wider military role in Southeast Asia for Japan. An editorial in newspaper, the Chinese Daily, has argued that the two-way security treaty should have been abandoned after the Cold War ended. However, the U.S. and Japan want to persuade China that the new agreement could lead to China's inclusion in a security and political alliance. But, China's opposition to the pact will make it difficult to achieve a stable relationship, with China reiterating its non-acceptance of Japan's wider international security role.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1997
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Revolutionary defence
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Many military analysts believe that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been left behind in the revolution in military affairs (RMA); the aspects of modern and future warfare dominated by information technology. However, some in the US Pentagon are willing to believe the gap between the PLA and the US army may not be as wide as generally perceived. The National Defence University in Washington has published a collection of Chinese essays on RMA which has surprised some experts by its up-to-date thinking. Experts are also aware that coming late to RMA means that progress could be fast.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1997
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Gaiatsu galore
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The United States (U.S.) is pressurizing Japan to import more Asian goods rather than continue exporting its own in an attempt to resolve the Asian economic crisis. The U.S. is asking Japan to cut taxes by 10 trillion yen and increase public spending. Finance ministers from the Group of Seven also questioned Japan's slow rate of economic growth. Japan does not agree with these rescue measures because its public debt is 500 trillion yen and it has a massive public deficit. It is also a politically sensitive time for the government to admit having made errors in its financial planning.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1998
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