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November 28, 2012

Does Japan Have a Strategy?

Michael Green, The National Interest

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Japan’s strategic thinking begins with a clear-eyed view of the challenge posed by China—much clearer than we have in the United States in many respects. Noda, Abe and the rest are fully cognizant of the fact that China is Japan’s largest trading partner and an increasingly important source of tourism and exports.

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TAGGED: China, Shinzo Abe, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Yoshihiko Noda, Asia, Japan

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