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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.

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Published on Jul 11, 2014
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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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Michael D. Swaine

Former Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Swaine was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies.

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