The Role of Threat Perceptions in International Relations

With China's rise in the Indo-Pacific, this book systematically analyses and explores the complex reality of questions regarding threat perception - why and when do states perceive or don't perceive China as a threat, what influences or drives these perceptions.

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Vindu Mai Chotani is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Her research examines Japan's and India's foreign policies, international relations, the evolving security architecture in the Indo-Pacific region, and the security dynamics of the U.S. bases in Okinawa. Professor Chotani previously completed her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo University, and her M.Sc. in international relations from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

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List of Contributors vii **** 1 Introduction 1 ** 2 Images Behind the "China Threat" by the United States: The Underlying Effect of Images in Threat Perceptions and Strategic Verbal Expressions** 13

YUKI MORITANI ** 3 Avoiding the Resonance of Internal and External Threats: China's Fortification of the Border in Tibet** 31

AKI SAKABE-MORI ** 4 Perceptions and Misperceptions: India's Maritime Threat Assessment of China in the Indian Ocean Region** 50

EERISHIKA PANKAJ AND JAGANNATH PANDA ** 5 The End of Western Superiority: Japan's Threat Perceptions During and After the Cold War** 70

TOMOHIKO SATAKE ** 6 Japan's and India's Threat Perceptions of China in the Indo-Pacific: A Discourse Analysis on the Formation of a Collective Identity** 91

VINDU MAI CHOTANI ** 7 Strategic Narratives of the Moon and Yoon Administrations: What Shapes South Korea's Approach to China** 115

SHIN-AE LEE AND YEONG IK KIM ** 8 Strategic Culture and Threat Perception: ASEAN's Response to Great Power Rivalry in Indo-Pacific** 138

MUHAMAD ARIF ** 9 Unpacking Australia's "China Threat" Discourse: A Constructivist Approach** 158

SHAKTHI DE SILVA ** 10 Conclusion** 175

VINDU MAI CHOTANI Index 179