Title: A triad of another kind
First published: 1999
Description: In the early 1990s, the U.S.-Chinese-Soviet strategic triangle vanished into history and, simultaneously, the U.S., China, and Japan formed their own power triad in the Asia-Pacific region. Is this another hostile strategic triangle? How do the three great powers interact with one another? Ming Zhang and Ronald N. Montaperto tackle these questions and present their thoughtful answers in A Triad of Another Kind: The United States, China, and Japan.

Investigating elite perception, domestic constraint, and international distribution of power, the authors find the triangular relationship full of uncertainty but not necessarily of hostility. They reveal the distinguishing characteristics of this triad, including its tendency to function as a reciprocal entity, rather than forming two-against-one relationships.
Subjects: Relations, Foreign relations, Relaciones exteriores, Diplomatic relations, International relations, United states, relations, china, China, relations, foreign countries, United states, foreign relations, japan, Japan, relations, foreign countries, United states, foreign relations
Places: United States, Japan, China
Time periods: 1993-2001
LC classification: E183.8.C5 Z426 1999