Japanese Research ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 35-46.DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.004

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The Indo-Pacific Strategy of the Kishida Administration: New Progression and China‘s Response

XU Jinjin，YIN Zuochen   

  1. School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, China
  • Received:2022-11-27 Online:2023-02-25 Published:2023-05-04

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Abstract: The Indo-Pacific Strategy of the Kishida administration is the continuation and development of the overall concept of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe. The Indo-Pacific Strategy of the Kishida administration aims to curb China's development, achieve the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region, promote the implementation of the “new capitalism” policy, and enhance strategic autonomy. After taking office, the Kishida administration comprehensively promoted the IndoPacific Strategy from the political, economic, diplomatic, defense and other aspects. Politically, the Kishida administration continued to consolidate the US-Japan alliance and build a new framework for China-Japan relations. Economically, it creates new impetus for economic growth and strengthens economic security. Diplomatically, it emphasizes value diplomacy and forms democratic alliances. In terms of defense, it focuses on the military security of the Indo-Pacific region and enhances self defense capabilities. However, the implementation of the Kishida administration's strategy still faces many challenges. First, Japan's domestic problems will hamper the implementation of the Kishida administration's IndoPacific Strategy. Second, Japan's partnership is not stable, and ASEAN countries are unwilling to follow Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategy. Third, it is difficult for Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategy to get rid of the influence of the United States to achieve strategic independence. Fourth, China-Japan cooperation under the framework of the Indo-Pacific Strategy is difficult to achieve. In addition, the expansion of China's influence will restrict the actual effect of the Kishida administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy. The IndoPacific Strategy of the Kishida administration has had a certain negative impact on China-Japan relations. China should respond in a prudent manner, manage and control differences, and bring China-Japan relations into the track of sound development.

Key words: the Kishida administration, Indo -Pacific Strategy, China-Japan relations, the Belt and Road Intiative

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