| ID | 137183 |
| Title Proper | China's friendly offensive toward japan in the 1950s |
| Other Title Information | the theory of wedge strategies and international relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yoo, Hyon Joo |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores why the People's Republic of China employed a surprisingly soft and lenient policy toward Japan in the 1950s despite their historical and political animosities. Relying on a relatively new concept in the study of international relations, I argue that China's conciliatory policy toward Japan represented a wedge strategy that was designed to detach Japan from the United States and weaken the US-Japan alliance. The logic of the theory also reveals that China's policy was in line with its “united front” against the United States during the Cold War. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Perspectives Vol.39, No.1; Jan-Mar.2015: p.1-26 |
| Journal Source | Asian Perspectives Vol: 39 No 1 |
| Key Words | US-Japan Alliance ; China's Foreign Policy ; Wedge Strategy ; Cold War History ; United Front ; Warfare History ; Cold War ; International Relations – IR ; China-Japan Relations ; 1950s, ; Historical Animosities ; Political Animosities |