TY  - BOOK
AU  - YU Harada
TI  - Evaluating Japan's South China Sea policy: a qualified success?
PY  - 2023///
KW  - JAPAN
KW  - SOUTH CHINA SEA
KW  - FOREIGN POLICY
KW  - INDO-PACIFIC
N2  - In an effort to counteract China's maritime expansionism, Japan has endeavoured to be a prominent player in the South China Sea dispute over the past decade. While previous studies have emphasized the limitations of Japan's South China Sea policy, one question still remains: to what extent has Japan's policy been successful? By utilizing Baldwin's analytical framework for foreign policy evaluation-which takes into account factors such as stakes, effectiveness and costs-this article argues that Japan's policy has achieved moderate success
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