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100	1		_aMEDEIROS Evan
245			_aPacific currents: _bthe responses of US Allies and security partners in East Asia to China's rise / _cEvan Medeiros et al.
260			_aSanta Monica CA : _bRAND, _c2008
300			_axxviii, 279 p. : _bill.
520			_aA comprehensive look at how relations between China and other regional countries are evolving and how this might affect American policies. Following a chapter on China there is one each on Japan, South Korea, the Phlippines, Thailand, Singapore and Australia. Each country chapter has the same structure: national conditions, domestic politics and public opinion, economic responses, diplomatic and foreign policy repsonses, defence policy responses, conclusions and implications. The concluding chapter identifies themes in the region and suggests policy implications for the USA particularly in relation to defence and security policies and cooperation.
650			_aCHINA _xFOREIGN RELATIONS _xEAST ASIA
650			_aJAPAN _xFOREIGN RELATIONS _xCHINA
650			_aSOUTH KOREA _xFOREIGN RELATIONS _xCHINA
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