Japan's China Policyexplains Japan's foreign policy in terms of power, one of the most central concepts of political analysis. It contributes a new understanding to the subject by analyzing if and how Japan has exercised power over China, using investment protection and the disputed Pinnacle Islands as in-depth case studies.In the two very different case studies Hagström demonstrates that Japan has attempted to exert power over China, but that it has done so for the most part by means of civilian statecraft and along non-traditional dimensions. By not employing military force and economic sanctioning negatively, offensively, proactively or directly, Japan is rendered'enigmatic', exerting power by means of ideational statecraft, and it is this approach that makes Japan's China policy unique.This revealing approach to Japan's foreign policy will be of huge interest to anyone studying Japanese Politics, international relations or foreign policy. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.