* tmc * in patientia vestra habetis animam vestram * tmc *

Dear Reader,

The ASIAN STUDIES WWW MONITOR
(including all its subsidiary (and/or sister) pages on "coombs.anu.edu.au" server) has permanently ceased its publishing operations on Friday 21st January 2011.

All of the online resources reported here have been thoroughly checked at the time of their listing. However, it is possible that, with the with the passage of time, many of the originally reported materials might have been removed from the Internet, or changed their online address, or varied the scope and quality of their contents.

Fortunately, in several cases it is possible to access many of the older versions of the resources listed in the MONITOR. This can be easily done via the free services of the "The Internet Archive" http://web.archive.org/, a remarkable brainchild of Brewster Kahle, San Francisco, CA.

- with warm regards -

Editor, Dr T. Matthew Ciolek.

Canberra, 21 January 2011.


28 November 2005

Working Papers from Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta

http://www.csis.or.id/publications_paper.asp?tab=0

4star
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia

Self-description:
"The Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta [est. 1971.] is an independent non-profit organization focusing on policy-oriented studies and dialogue on domestic and international issues."

Supplied note:
"The present site contains links to 49 papers on Indonesia, Southeast Asia, relations with East Asia and the Chinese in Southeast Asia. - fc."

The ten latest papers (all in PDF format) are:
* Menjalin demokrasi lokal dengan regional: Membangun Indonesia, membangun ASEAN - by Christine Susanna Tjhin, Nov 2005; * Post tsunami reconstruction and peace building in Aceh: Political impacts and potential risks - by Christine Susanna Tjhin, Oct 2005; * Prospect for East Asia Community: Security perspective - by Begi Hersutanto, Sep 2005; * Reflections on the identity of the Chinese Indonesians - by Christine Susanna Tjhin, Jun 2005; * Risk management for the poor and vulnerable - by Ari A. Perdana, May 2005; * Keamanan nasional: Tataran kewenangan, penggunaan instrumen keamanan, dan keamanan manusia - by Edy Prasetyono, May 2005; * Accelerating ASEAN economic integration - by Hadi Soesastro, Mar 2005; * The political economy of trade policy in Indonesia - by Hadi Soesastro and M. Chatib Basri, Mar 2005; * Tinjauan politik ekonomi-moneter internasional dalam kaitannya dengan kerjasama ekonomi dan keuangan internasional - by Hadi Soesastro, Feb 2005; * The evolution of ASEAN+X free trade agreements: Implications for Canada - by Hadi Soesastro, Feb 2005.

URL http://www.csis.or.id/publications_paper.asp?tab=0

Internet Archive (web.archive.org)
[the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by:
Christine Susanna Tjhin (xtine--at--csis.or.id) and Frank Conlon
(conlon--at--u.washington.edu), forwarded by h-seasia--at--h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 100

Please note that the above details were correct on 28 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

19 November 2005

Yakut (Sakha) Language: Pronunciation Guide

http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzsylm/sakha/bib/yakut_pronunciation.html

5star
Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet, Bonn, Germany

Supplied note:
"Yakut Phonem System, Yakut proverbs, Yakut Manual, Grammar - kp."

Note:
The guide forms a part of the Online library with materials on Yakut (Sakha) language (www.uni-bonn.de/~uzsylm/sakha/bib/) which contains 1. Religion (incl. About shamans, Gospel in Yakut); 2. Fairy Tales; 3. Songs (incl. music of Yakutia with samples); 4. Olonkho; 5. Legends; 6. Yakut Proverbs (incl. audiosamples); 7. Tools - Useful Links My Polyglot Dictionary [Russian, Deutsch, English]), Omniglot - a guide to writing system: Yakut, Mass Media, Forums, Unicode representation of the Sakha (Yakutia) alphabet) - ed.

URL
http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzsylm/sakha/bib/yakut_pronunciation.html

Internet Archive (web.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by:
Katerina Potapova (uzsylm--at--uni-bonn.de)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study/Documents

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 300

Please note that the above details were correct on 19 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

18 November 2005

The Internet in China - The 2005 Survey

http://www.markle.org/resources/press_center/
press_releases/2005/press_release_11172005.php


5star
Markle Foundation, New York, NY, US

Self-description:
"Chinese Turn To Internet For Entertainment And Connecting With Others, As Number Of Broadband Connections Increase In China
New Survey in Mainland China Paints a Detailed Picture of Which People are Using the Internet in China and Why.
Click here to download the full survey. (PDF, 1.9 MB).

New York, NY (November 17, 2005) -- The ways in which the Chinese internet users utilize and think about the Internet are described in a public opinion survey of Internet use in China. Among the estimated 103 million Internet users in China, nearly half are now using broadband connections, an increase from 41% in 2003. As a result, Chinese Internet users at home and in offices are spending more time on line each day than they did just two years ago. Moreover, Chinese Internet users prefer using forms of "instant messaging" more than email, and they are relying on the internet more frequently than in the past to make contact with others who share the same professions, hobbies, and political interests.

The survey, the only major public opinion survey tracking Internet use in China, has been ongoing since 2000. The survey, a rare Chinese public opinion poll using a rigorous methodology, found that large majorities of Chinese believe that certain kinds of Web content, including pornography and violence, should be controlled. However, only 7.6% believe that political content on the Internet should be controlled. According to the survey, few Chinese Internet users are aware of government web sites, despite the government's increasing investment in such projects. Many Chinese believe that the Internet will increase political transparency, 48% percent of Internet users believe that by going on line the Chinese will learn more about politics, and 60% of users believe the Internet will provide more opportunities for criticizing the government. [...] "

Media comment #1:
The Australian "The Internet in China is heavily driven by entertainment but has the potential of becoming a powerful political weapon, according to a poll released today. [...] Amid increasing charges that the Chinese Government was stifling online free expression, only 7.6 per cent of those polled believed that political content on the Internet should be controlled. But survey respondents had 'strong expectations' that the Internet would change politics in China, which is today - according to global media watchdog Reporters without Borders - the 'world's biggest prison for cyber-dissidents'."

Media comment #2:
Associated Press "A typical Chinese Internet user is a young male who prefers instant messaging to e-mail, rarely makes online purchases and favors news, music and games sites, according to a new study."

URL
http://www.markle.org/resources/press_center/press_releases/2005/press_release_11172005.php

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by:
T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
NGO/Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 5 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

15 November 2005

Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China: White Paper

http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/20050301/index.htm

4star
Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China

Self-description:
"The People's Republic of China is a united multi-ethnic country. So far, 56 ethnic groups have been identified and recognized by the central government. [...] According to the fifth national census, conducted in 2000, the population of all the 55 ethnic minority groups totaled 104.49 million, accounting for 8.41 percent of the total population of China."

Site contents:
Preface; I. A Unified Multi-Ethnic State, and Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities; II. The Political Status of Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities and the Establishment of Ethnic Autonomous Areas; III. The Right of Self-Government of Ethnic Autonomous Areas; IV. The Central Government's Support and Assistance for Ethnic Autonomous Areas; V. Historical Development of Various Undertakings in Ethnic Autonomous Areas; Conclusion; Appendix: Basic Facts About the 155 Ethnic Autonomous Areas

Note:
Other PRC Government White Papers (Building of Political Democracy in China; China's Endeavors for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; Gender Equality and Women's Development in China; New Progress in China's Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; China's Progress in Human Rights in 2004; China's National Defense in 2004; China's Social Security and Its Policy; Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet; China's Employment Situation and Policies; Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2003; China's Policy on Mineral Resources; China's Policy on 'Three Direct Links' Across the Taiwan Straits; China's Non-Proliferation Policy and Measures; China's EU Policy Paper; History and Development of Xinjiang; Ecological Improvement and Environmental Protection in Tibet; China's National Defense in 2002; Labor and Social Security in China; Human Rights Record of the United States in 2001; Tibet's March Toward Modernization; The Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China; Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2000; China's Population and Development in the 21st Century; China's Space Activities; China's National Defense in 2000; Narcotics Control in China; The Development of Tibetan Culture; Fifty Years of Progress in China's Human Rights; National Minorities Policy and Its Practice in China; China's National Defense; The Development of China's Marine Programs; New Progress in Human Rights in the Tibet Autonomous Region; On Sino-US Trade Balance; Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 1996; The Grain Issue in China; Environmental Protection in China; Freedom of Religious Belief in China; The Situation of Children in China; The Progress of Human Rights in China; China: Arms Control and Disarmament; Family Planning in China; The Situation of Chinese Women; Intellectual Property Protection in China; The Taiwan Question and Reunification of China; Tibet--Its Ownership And Human Rights Situation; Criminal Reform in China; Human Rights in China) are also available online (http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/) - ed.

URL
http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/20050301/index.htm

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by:
Robert Y. Eng (robert_eng--at---redlands.edu)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study/Documents

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Government

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 100

Please note that the above details were correct on 14 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

10 November 2005

Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies (ejcjs)

http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/

5star
www.japanesestudies.org.uk, UK

Self-description: "The electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies is a journal in the social sciences that is dedicated to publishing academic research and scholarly writing on all issues related to contemporary Japanese society, economy, politics, and culture. The journal [est. Dec 2000 - ed.]adopts a multi-disciplinary stance in the hope that it will contribute to a deeper and broader understanding of Japan and the Japanese people as an integral part of global 21st century life [...W]e encourage submissions in all areas of sociology, economics, political science, and cultural studies that have contemporary Japan as their principal area of focus but that also relate Japan to broader developments elsewhere in the world. Contributions are posted as and when we receive, review, and edit them."

Site contents:
* Introduction; * Table of Contents (by year and by subject area); * Articles (from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); * Discussion Papers (from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); * Reviews (books and films); * Conference and Seminar Papers (from ICAS 2, 2002 and Kenkyu 2001 conferences); * ejcjs Bulletin (events, conferences, and academic publishing in the field of Japanese studies); * ejcjs News (the latest on the online Visitors, Publications, Site Additions, news from Editorial Board Members, Positions Available); * Web Links (Academic Institutions and Related Organisations (Japanese Universities, Japanese University Research Institutes, Japanese Research Institutes and Research Organisations, Science and Technology in Japan, Other Countries' University Research Institutes, Other Research Institutes and Research Organisations, Academic Associations, Foundations, Societies), Academic Literature (Academic Journals, Libraries and Library Consortia, Literature Search Engines, Book Shops, Publishers), Data, Media, and Information Sources (Data Sources, Japanese Media, Other Media, Reference Sources, Employment Information, Conference News, Getting Published, Photograph Data Banks, Miscellaneous Information Sources, Japan Discussion Pages, Japan Homepages), Government and Politics (Japanese Central Government Organisations, Japanese Local Government, Japanese Political Apparatus, Japanese Political Parties, Japanese Semi-Governmental and Other Related Organisations, Japanese Politics Related Web Sites, Other Countries' Governmental Organisations, International Organisations), Business and Economy (Japanese Central Government Organisations, Japanese Representative Organisations, Other Business and Economy Related Organisations, Japanese Company and Other Related Web Sites, Research Institutes, International Organisations), Search Engines, Gateways, and Interesting Sites (Search Engines to Japanese Sites, Gateways to Japanese Sites, Travel, Sports, Interesting Sites)); * Information for Authors; * Editorial Board; * Copyright and Disclaimers; * Register for ejcjs News; * Index of Contributions; * Search the Web; * Search ejcjs.

Note:
A magnificent online resource - ed.

URL
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/

Link reported by:
T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study/Online Guide

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 1,000

Please note that the above details were correct on 10 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

09 November 2005

China and the Geopolitics of Oil in the Asian Pacific Region

http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documentos/226.asp

5star
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos/ Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid, Spain

Self-description:
"China and the Geopolitics of Oil in the Asian Pacific Region (WP) WP 38/2005 (Translated from Spanish) -- Documentos Pablo Bustelo (5/9/2005) Contents: Summary, Introduction, (1) Energy in China: a voracious appetite, (2) Oil in China: a growing dependence on imports, (3) Chinese energy security in the oil sector: a serious concern, (4) China and the geopolitics of oil geopolitics in the Asian Pacific region: the Chinese factor, Conclusions, References"

Figures and Charts:
Figure 1. Energy consumption in China, 1965-2004 (million tons of oil equivalent and percentage of world consumption), Chart 1. World energy demand, 2004 and 2030 (million barrels/day of oil equivalent and percentages), Figure 2. Oil consumption and production in China, 1965-2004 (thousand bbl/d), Figure 3. Natural gas consumption and production in China, 1970-2004 (Mtoe), Figure 4. Coal consumption and production in China, 1981-2004 (Mtoe), Chart 2. Distribution of primary energy consumption by source, 1991 and 2004 (in %), Figure 5. Energy intensity in China (kg of oil equivalent per thousand yuan of GDP at 1995 prices), 1979-2004, Figure 6. Oil consumption in China, Japan and the US 1990-2004 (million bbl/d), Chart 3. Increase in world and Chinese oil demand, 1994-2004 (thousand barrels/day compared with the year before, and percentages), Figure 7. Projected trends in oil consumption in several countries, 2005-25 (million bbl/d), Chart 4. Indicators of energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions, 2000, Chart 5. Oil consumption, 2004-30 (million bbl/d), Figure 8. Oil consumption and production in China, 1990-2025 (thousand bd), Figure 9. Chinese oil consumption and imports to China, 2004-2030 (million bbl/d and %), Figure 10. Geographic distribution of Chinese oil imports, 1991-2001, Figure 6 [sic - ed.]. Proved oil reserves (million barrels, end of 2004) and oil production (million barrels a day, 2004), Figure 11. Geographic distribution of Chinese and Japanese oil imports, 2004

Extract:
"If Chinese oil imports increase from 4 million bbl/d today to 7 million bbl/d in 2020, to 8 million bbl/d in 2025, and to 11 million bbl/d in 2030, the global effects of such a rise will significantly affect both the availability and the price of crude. China is already actively seeking oil (and natural gas) beyond its borders. This search will undoubtedly accelerate in the coming years, with the effect of altering the geopolitics of energy and oil in the Asian Pacific region and around the world." - pablo bustelo

Pablo Bustelo is a Senior Analyst (Asia-Pacific region) at the Elcano Royal Institute and professor of Applied Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid - ed.

URL
http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documentos/226.asp

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by:
Pablo Bustelo (bustelop--at--ccee.ucm.es)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 9 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

08 November 2005

Doi Moi - A Selected Bibliography of Vietnam's Economic Transformation 1986-2000

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Biblio/biblio_doi_moi.html

5star
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Self-description:
"This document [15 files, over 1.9 MB of data, compiled by Binh P. Le, The Pennsylvania State University, Abington, PA, US - ed.] is a part of a larger collection of the AnthroGlobe (www.anthroglobe.ca) specialist bibliographies. It forms a subsection of the Asian Studies WWW VL (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) and Pacific Studies WWW VL (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html).

[... The] bibliography is composed of Vietnamese and English sources, published between 1986 and 2000, on the Doi Moi. As noted, Doi Moi was supposedly to be a comprehensive transformation; thus far, the only area with greatest achievements has been the economy. Consequently, the literature on Doi Moi has centered mostly on economic-related issues."

Site contents:
* Acknowledgments; * Introduction; * General Economic Conditions; * Agriculture; * State Sector; * Industry; * Finance; * Foreign Direct Investment; * Foreign Trade; * Politics; * Vietnamese Communist Party; * Law; * Non-State Sector; * Market/Socialist-Oriented Economy; * Society; * Gender and Ethnicity.

URL
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Biblio/biblio_doi_moi.html

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by:
T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 8 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

04 November 2005

From Internet to Islamnet: Net-Centric Counter-Terrorism

http://www.saag.org/papers16/paper1584.html

4star
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India

Supplied note:
"The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."

Extract:
"68. The Internet provides a means of penetrating terrorist organisations through human moles by taking advantage of their online recruiting. This is an area of intelligence exploration, which deserves better attention than it has received so far." - b.raman

Self-descriprion:
"Paper presented at a conference jointly organised by the State Islamic University (UIN) of Jakarta and the Institute for Defence Analyses (IDA) of Washington, DC at Bali, Indonesia, from October 19 to 21, 2005."

Note:
The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed.

URL
http://www.saag.org/papers16/paper1584.html

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
The paper was not archived at the time of this abstract.
However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org - ed.

(NOTE: For a number of years the SAAG site operated at its original "www.saag.org" address. In late Dec 2007 the original address was highjacked by some unknown operator(s) and thus the SAAG was forced to establish the "www.southasiaanalysis.org" address)

Link reported by:
B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V. Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30


Please note that the above details were correct on 4 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

03 November 2005

Sri Lanka Web Links

http://mayura.sjp.ac.lk/sllinks/index.htm

4star

Computer Center, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Sitre contents:
* Universities (University of Colombo, Eastern University, University of Jaffna, University of Kelaniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Peradeniya, University of Ruhuna, Sabaragamuwa University, South Eastern University, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Rajarata University, Open University of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission UGC Naional Science Foundation NSF) * Government Organizations [several tens of links listed under sctions: Departments, Ministries, Authorities, Corporations and Boards, Other - ed.]; * Banks; * Hospitals; * Other Private Companies; * Computers & software.

URL
http://mayura.sjp.ac.lk/sllinks/index.htm

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.

Link reported by:
Geetha P.Karunanayake (gpk@sjp.ac.lk)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V. Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 3 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

01 November 2005

Japan-Taiwan Interaction: Implications for the United States

http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=e391d78c-c9b1-45bf-ba87-a5436f956f0a

4star
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US

Supplied note:
"The National Bureau of Asian Research is pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of the NBR Analysis -- "Japan-Taiwan Interaction: Implications for the United States," (Vol 16 No. 1) which features papers authored by Philip Yang, Roy Kamphausen, James Auer & Tetsuo Kotani, Yoshihide Soeya, and Michael McDevitt. (Available for download at NBR's homepage at http://www.nbr.org)
This issue of the NBR Analysis explores the nature of, and trends in, Japan-Taiwan relations and draws implications for the United States, particularly in the event of a crisis occurring in the Taiwan Strait. It argues that a strengthened U.S.-Japan alliance is the best mechanism to ensure Tokyo's support for U.S. military intervention in any crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Any efforts undertaken by Washington to deepen and strengthen ties with Japan will-regardless of their nature-serve the strategic end of improving the alliance, and thus increase the likelihood of the United States receiving assistance from Japan in a crisis. [...] - tt."

Site contents:
Introduction - Roy Kamphausen; Taiwan: The Tail that Wags Dogs - Michael McDevitt; Changing Security and Political Contexts of Japan-Taiwan Relations: A View from Japan -Yoshihide Soeya; Reaffirming the "Taiwan Clause": Japan's National Interest in the Taiwan Strait and the U.S.-Japan Alliance - James Auer & Tetsuo Kotani; Japanese-Taiwanese Relations and the Role of China and the U.S. - Philip Yang.

URL
http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=e391d78c-c9b1-45bf-ba87-a5436f956f0a

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
the site was not archived at the time of this abstract

Link reported by:
Travis Tanner (ttanner@nbr.org)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V. Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 1 November 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com