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A comparative study on the strategic responses of China's neighboring countries to the Belt and Road Initiative

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K01496
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Principal Investigator

Yoshimatsu Hidetaka  立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授 (90300839)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords一帯一路 / 地域協力 / ヘッジ戦略 / 選択的順応 / 制度均衡 / 一帯一路構想 / 地域制度 / 制度的均衡
Outline of Final Research Achievements

India, Indonesia and Japan are three representative states that have been significantly affected by China's growing geoeconomic presence centered on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The policy responses of the three states to the BRI were compared and discussed, and it was confirmed that the responses were equally characterized as hedging strategies. Concurrently, their foreign and security relations with China, their involvement in regional institutions, and their domestic political situation had a significant impact on the specific direction and content of the policy responses. The publication of these research results in the form of articles in leading academic journals on international relations in the Asia-Pacific, as well as the reflection of some of the research findings in a comparative research project on the responses of major countries to the BRI, are considered major research achievements.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中国の一帯一路構想に対する周辺国の対応についてはすでに多くの研究があり、本研究もこうした学術的成果から多くの知見を得ている。過去の研究と比較した場合、本研究は、明確な分析概念を立てて主要周辺国3カ国の同構想への対応を比較・考察した点に大きな学術的意義がある。特に、中国の経済的台頭に伴う不確実性のもとで、順応と対抗という表面的には相容れない政策オプションを採用するヘッジ戦略を、実証対象とした3カ国ともに採用していたが、こうしたヘッジ戦略を採用する環境や条件を国際政治・国内政治に目配りしつつ、ニュアンスの違いがあることを実証的に示したことが大きな学術的意義であると考えている。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] India’s Response to China’s Geo-economic Rise: Hedging with a Multi-Pronged Engagement2022

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Journal Title

      Australian Journal of Politics & History

      Volume: 68(4) Issue: 4 Pages: 593-611

    • DOI

      10.1111/ajph.12821

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Indonesia’s Response to the Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Pacific: A Pivotal State’s Hedging Strategy2022

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Journal Title

      Asian Politics & Policy

      Volume: 14 (2) Issue: 2 Pages: 159-174

    • DOI

      10.1111/aspp.12629

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Japan's Infrastructure Investment in the Indian Ocean: Checking China, Securing the Sea Lanes2021

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Journal Title

      Asie.Visions

      Volume: 123 Pages: 1-28

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Exploring China’s Geo-Economic Presence in Asia: Comparing Regional Powers’ Responses to the Belt and Road Initiative2023

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Organizer
      The 21st Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japan’s Strategic Reactions to China’s Regional Presence through the Belt and Road Initiative2022

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Organizer
      20th Asia Pacific Conference, 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Indonesia's Hedging Strategy towards China’s Geo-economic Presence in the Indo-Pacific2021

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Organizer
      19th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] India’s Hedging Strategy against the Belt and Road Initiative2020

    • Author(s)
      Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
    • Organizer
      18th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] The China Question: Contestations and Adaptations2022

    • Author(s)
      Dragan Pavlicevic and Nicole Talmacs (eds)
    • Total Pages
      293
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • ISBN
      9789811691041
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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