| ID | 131258 |
| Title Proper | In your face |
| Other Title Information | domestic politics, nationalism, and face in the Sino-Japanese islands sispute |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Moore, Gregory J |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While China's rising power is certainly an important variable in Sino-Japanese relations, it cannot explain either why the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute broke out anew in the fall of 2012 or why the Chinese response was so strong. China read Japan's move to nationalize the islands as an in-your-face move designed to show disrespect for China and make Japan's sovereignty over the islands a fait accompli. In this article I borrow from Robert Putnam's notion of twolevel games to argue that there are two levels of face politics going on in this case: one between domestic actors in Japan and in China, the other between the two countries. A solution to the territorial dispute can only be found when both sides' "face needs" are recognized and met at both levels of analysis. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Perspectives Vol. 38, No.2; Apr-Jun 2014: p.219-240 |
| Journal Source | Asian Perspectives Vol. 38, No.2; Apr-Jun 2014: p.219-240 |
| Key Words | China - Japan Relations ; Diaoyu ; Senkaku ; Dispute ; Face ; China ; Japan |