The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance and the PRC

The Abandonment-Entrapment Dynamic, the Balance of Threat and National Identity in the Trilateral Relationship


Vincent A. Pace

Enosinian Honors Senior Thesis Program

Elliott School of International Affairs

George Washington University

May 3, 2003



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Table of Contents | 1. Introduction: Theory and Methodology | 2. The Taiwan Strait Crisis | 3. The Senkaku Islands Crisis | 4. The EP-3E Incident | 5. The War on Terrorism | 6. The PRC in the US-Japan Relationship
List of Acronyms | Bibliography