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China and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

With Japan’s recent embrace of collective self-defense, the U.S.-Japan alliance is once again in the spotlight.

by Michael D. Swaine
published by
Diplomat
 on July 11, 2014

Source: Diplomat

With Japan’s recent embrace of collective self-defense, the U.S.-Japan alliance is once again in the spotlight. The Diplomat spoke with Dr. Michael Swaine of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the practical implications of Japan’s decision on collective self-defense, Beijing’s reaction, and the structural factors causing friction between the U.S.-Japan alliance and China.

This interview originally appeared on the Diplomat.

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