동아시아 지역 내 강대국간 경쟁과 세력전이 = 21세기 중국의 대일정책

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The revised power transition theory argues that the sphere of the superpower's influence suppresses conflicts between the dominant power and challenging power within region. Based on the revised power transition theory, this paper is to analyze the possibility of regional power transition by China within the East Asia region through examining China's policies towards Japan. While the revised power transition theory made a prediction that the weakened U.S. influence after the Cold War would trigger competitions and ultimately conflicts between China and Japan, in reality, the U.S. influence within the region still remains strong. Therefore, this paper intends to argue that the major conflicts between China and Japan are less likely in the near future, even if hard powers of the two nations reach parity and China becomes dissatisfied with the existing regional order. This study has two underlying premises. First, the presence of the U.S. influence within Asia region is closely related to the stability of regional order. Second, in order to cope with the Rise of China, South Korea has to consider the strategy that emphasizes not only security alliance with the U.S. but also economic partnership relations with China.