@article{oai:tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp:00040509,
 author = {LIU, Tony Tai-Ting},
 journal = {国際日本研究, Journal of International and Advanced Japanese Studies},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {ith China’s promotion of the One Belt One Road initiative, consisting of the Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road, at the APEC summit in 2014, where the international community once again focused its attention on Central Asia. Despite similar emphasis on the strategic importance of land and sea, much attention has been centered on the continental economic belt that seeks to cross the Eurasia continent by extending westward from China’s historical city Xi’an, through Central Asia and into Europe. As a connecting point in the One Belt One Road, Central Asia is critical to China’s Go Out strategy. Along with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China clearly demonstrates an aspiration to establish its political and economic influence in Central Asia. In terms of geopolitics, while China’s activities in Central Asia remain distant for Japan, its expansion into the region entails strategic consequences that may severely challenge Japanese foreign policy and security. Although Japan and China have yet to clash directly in Central Asia, incongruent interests between the two powers already hint at the potential for friction in the region. This article is an attempt to understand the impending possibilities for conflict between Japan and China in Central Asia. By identifying and contrasting Tokyo and Beijing’s respective interests and foreign policies in Central Asia, this author suggests the formation of a new battlefield for Sino-Japanese competition based around institutional leadership, regional influence and foreign assistance. Three scenarios for conflict are proposed as developments that may destabilize regional order and reinforce tensions between Japan and China in the near future.},
 pages = {157--171},
 title = {<Article>Undercurrents in the Silk Road : An Analysis of Sino-Japanese Strategic Competition in Central Asia},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2016}
}