Abstract
East Asia is presently the most developmentally dynamic region in the international system. However, a distinct paradox has emerged as a result of inconsistencies between the regional political and economic environments. In recent years, regional trends have exhibited increased security conflicts, intensifying competition, and spreading tensions among regional states. The most obvious manifestation of this are the cyclical break-outs of friction between large, medium and small-states inside and outside the region. Along with these substantive developments, the academic community and mass media are also increasingly concerned with discussions centered on the possibility of conflict breaking-out in East Asia.
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For different perspectives of unipolarity issues, see: Ikenberry et al. (2011).
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Zhao (2015).
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CRS Report for Congress, March 28, 2012, “Pivot to the Pacific? The Obama Administration’s ‘Rebalancing’ Toward Asia,” p. 8. http://www.markswatson.com/pivot2pac-CRS.pdf.
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Allison (2014).
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Cha (2014).
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Snyder (1984).
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For more discussions of the role of alliances in the US’s maintenance of its hierarchical system, see: Lake (2009).
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Liu, F. (2020). US-China Strategic Competition and East Asian Security. In: Men, H. (eds) Report of Strategic Studies in China (2018). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9286-3_5
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