Overview

This issue-oriented, multidisciplinary approach to American-East Asian relations asks provocative questions and presents a thoughtful appraisal of the situation today. Using a wide range of sources—among them, recently declassified government documents—the authors examine U.S. relations with China, Japan, and Korea.

Issues Discussed

Issues discussed include the "new policy" toward the People’s Republic of China (Was there, in fact, a sudden shift in U.S. policy?); the attitudes of the American people and Congress toward the Republic of China; the friction between the United States and Japan and the implications of the existing imbalance in trade between the two countries; and the potential for continuing and increasing problems in U.S.-Korean relations.

Analysis and Future Outlook

Throughout, the authors present an analysis of past and current conditions as a tool for use in formulating sound, effective policy for the future.