Diverging Trajectories of Trust in Northeast Asia: South Korea’s Security Relations with Japan and China
Author: Leif-Eric Easley
Region: Asia
Theme: Foreign Relations, Security
Location: Korea, South, Japan, China
Published June 7, 2012
Download PDFMost studies of contemporary Northeast Asian security focus on the U.S. interaction with China, Japan or South Korea and are concerned with aspects of national power.1 The present chapter takes a more intra-regional and sociological approach, examining trends in mutual trust within Beijing and Tokyo’s security relations with Seoul.2 Focusing on ROK-China and ROK-Japan relations has advantages in addition to covering new ground.3 These relationships present interesting points of comparison as they address similar security environments in different ways.