The struggle for leadership in the Asia-Pacific region: China and Japan

Abstract

In article the present condition and prospects of the Chinese-Japanese global cooperation and rivarly in their combination are considered. The Chinese approaches to development of the political and economic relations with Japan both the Japanese vision of an eminence of China and possible reaction of Japan to this eminence are estimated. The key role of China and Japan in evolution of a general situation on space of East Asia and, especially, in real development of East Asian integration is analyzed. In general, it is represented that promotion on two vectors – «An ASEAN – China» and «an ASEAN – Japan» will become the real direction of deepening of integration processes in East Asia. Integration of China and Japan on such burning issues as a sinuation on the Korean peninsula, influence of extraregional players is considered.
Key words: China, Japan, ASEAN, state, policy, cooperation, integration, economy.