Dear SSJ-Members,

Waseda University Organization for Japan-US Studies
(WOJUSS) welcomes you to a policy seminar on April 12th.
Please RSVP by April 9 (Tue) via e-mail to info-wojuss[at]list.waseda.jp .

"China's rise: Japanese, Korean, and Taiwan military responses compared and implications for the US 'rebalancing' towards the Asia-Pacific"

Speaker：Christopher William Hughes
Professor, International Politics and Japanese Studies Head of Department, Politics and International Studies University of Warwick

Facilitator/Commentator: Takashi Terada
Professor, Faculty of Law, Doshisha University Adjunct Researcher, WOJUSS

Commentator: Kuniaki Nemoto
Assistant Professor, WOJUSS

Abstract:
China's military modernisation poses serious challenges for the territorial and maritime interests of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Engagement is sought with China, but Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are increasingly hedging harder militarily. All three have swung back firmly into the US security fold to re-double external balancing against China. As for the US, it is presented with the challenge of rising frictions between its allies and partners and China. In order to inject substance into ‘rebalancing’ toward the Asia-Pacific, the US needs to: (a) reassure Japan, South Korean and Taiwan over its future forward-deployed presence; (b) maintain sufficient supplementary and unique military capabilities in the region; and (c) build the political credibility of US security guarantees.

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Date: Friday, April 12, 2013
Time: 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Place: Meeting Room No.1 (5th floor), Building No.9, Waseda University (Waseda Campus, Shinjuku-ku) http://www.waseda.jp/eng/campus/map.html

Language: English
* There will be a brief reception after the seminar.
Please RSVP if you would like to participate.

Organizer: Waseda University Organization for Japan-US Studies (WOJUSS)

Please ask any questions at info-wojuss[at]list.waseda.jp .