The trilateral relationship among China, Japan and the United States has generally been stable, and it explained the regional order in East Asia since the 1970s. Now, however, the fundamental conditions of the trilateral relationship are changing because of a shift in the balance of power, a loss of confidence on American diplomacy, US-China competition and the overwhelming importance of the Chinese economy. How will a change in the relationship between Japan, the United States and China affect the order of Asia? What does improving Japan-China relations mean? Is the Japan-U.S. relationship still strong?

Ryo Sahashi is an Associate Professor of International Relations, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo. Dr. Sahashi specializes on international politics in East Asia. He serves as Research Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange, and has been Visiting Associate Professor, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University. He received his BA from International Christian University and his PhD from the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics at the University of Tokyo. He also studied at the Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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