Week14: The U.s. and East asia. Phillip Lane: article summary Eun sol, Kim: strong & weak point Jun Ho, Ok : conclusion

INTRoduction talk about the U.S. and East Asia relations. 1. Summary of this article. 2. Strong & weak point. 3. Our conclusion.

East Asia’s military hegemony, The post Korean-War decades have seen a relative status-quo in East Asia’s regional geopolitical stability along with US strategic relations towards the region despite the cold war’s conclusion, 9/11 and America’s war on terror. America remains the military hegemony in the region with its core based in Japan whist its relationship with an ever expanding China continues to grow at a restrained yet stable level (Cited in Jongpil 2009).

Us-east Asian relations, Relations between the US and East Asian nations are dependent upon sound policies regarding security and trade with US- Japanese bilateral relations at the foundation of its regional trade and political agreements. This foundation was originally established after WW2 reconstructions and maintained during the cold-war in order to promote American dominance whilst deterring soviet power and influence in the region. (Cited in Jongpil 2009)

Containment and democratization, America’s role as East Asia’s military hegemony has also opened markets between the region and Western democracies through predictability and stability. US-Japanese relations have contributed towards postwar global order and wider institutional stability in being a ‘user-friendly’ gateway for economic integration and political stability for the region. (Cited in Jongpil 2009)

America’s multilateral relationships, There is a question of Japanese power in its relationship to US hegemony and multilateral relationships. It should be seen to be neither too weak nor too strong. As a lone world super-power, the American strategy is to boost trade and investment in China so as to appease this growing military power in the region thus ensuring security and stability and its continued role as the hegemony in East Asia. (Cited in Jongpil 2009)

Strong Point Explains well about America-East Asia relationship and role that America plays Use both Realism and Liberalism - supplements each other written in a straight way - easy to notice the writer’s purpose or logic

Weak Point American view without the offer of any alternatives US = most stable and mutual beneficial counterpart?? East Asian’s recognition about US might be different Orientalism??

Conclusion liberalism-centered strategy has some blind spots. Current situation of East Asia has applied usually more liberalism-centered strategy which based on past day’s relations. For example, the expanding of East Asia multilateral institutions. However, recently there are many activities are emerged to destruct this US-centered situation and it is not localized only this region.

Conclusion each countries in this region expanding actions are coming up currently in fact against the U.S rule. Above that, especially there are no visible conclusions and fundamental solutions in the nuclear problem with North Korea during the Clinton administration period which pointed out by the neo-con, it is core problem in this region.

Conclusion And most of the countries make a feint of doing follow the rule of the U.S. when it really emerge in extreme level, there is no rights force to stop except military method. providing economical incentive to these countries is becoming hard

Conclusion There are no intergrated foundations in this region, different from Europe. In recent, these countries are expanding more cultural interchange but there are some fears are still remains in mind that be invaded by other country out of the fatal past affairs. current atmosphere which emerging nationalism like 동북공정 and 신사참배in this region make worse this situation.

Conclusion However, there are also some blind spots in the view of realism. It can be a big threat to this region, because it deepening the uneasiness in security by making confront(China and U.S alliance) formation.

Conclusion South Korea can go to the secondary (considering as relatively less important country) matter. It can give the feeling of neglect to South Korea, it is not acceptable to the South Korea and also it is not good at peaceful view in this region.

Conclusion However, these problems are less fatal to treat than the liberalism strategy’s problems. It can make up for the weak point by the confirmed alliance system and complement from the liberalistic method, so that we finally make a conclusion that the realism- centered mixing strategy will be good at the region.

Questions, Does the East Asian region still require a military hegemony and if so, then whom? China’s peaceful rise and Japan’s apparent indifference towards becoming a ‘normal state’ reflects the potential for powerful nations in the region to cooperate in relative harmony. Do you agree?