March 30, 2015
American and Japanese scholars view China's security and foreign policies

by Richard C. Bush III

On December 18 and 19, 2014, CEAP sponsored a similar Japan-American dialogue on the Chinese economy and political system. Both the December and February dialogues included a public program, convened on December 19 and February 27. Video and audio recordings, complete transcripts, and some presentations from both events are available on the Brookings website.

That there should be a range of views on a country as diverse and complex as China should not be a surprise. Chinese themselves differ about their own country. American China specialists vary in their assessments, as do Japanese China specialists. Each analyst starts with his or her assumptions, biases, and methodologies. What was remarkable about the discussions in later February was the degree of overlap in the views of the Japanese and American scholars who participated.

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