"Explores the factors underlying the security dilemma confronting Japan and China despite their positive economic interaction, including China's growing military capability, the Japan-U.S. security alliance, and issues such as Japan's occupation of China in the mid-twentieth century and rights in the East China Sea"--Provided by publisher.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prologue : Japan-China military conflict in the 1930s -- China-Japan relations : a brief review -- Explaining the downturn -- Navies, air forces, coast guards, and cyber warriors -- Points of proximity and friction -- Features of China's and Japan's military institutions -- Decisionmaking in China -- Decisionmaking in Japan -- The Chinese politics of PRC-Japan relations -- The Japanese politics of PRC-Japan relations -- The Chinese and Japanese systems under stress -- Implications for the United States -- What to do?