China's November 2013 ADIZ declaration in the East China Sea - Significance, Strategic Motivations, and the Implications for Regional Security.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13425
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University
• Principal Investigator: Fox Senan 金沢大学, 国際学系, 准教授 (10708564)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ADIZ / China / Japan / South Korea / East China Sea / Aerial Defense

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The final draft of the research document incorporated roughly sixty pages which it is hoped can be submitted for publication as a possible short book over the coming year. Based on the results, I was able to propose some new theories and new scientific viewpoints that contribute to knowledge and a greater understanding of these central issues for regional security. Also, the wide-scope collection of objective quantitative data presented a reliable and structured cause-and-effect relationship, and these were displayed in tables, charts, and graphs, as well as in written form. Using data from Chinese, Japanese, South Korean, (as well as US sources), the data showed co-relations, mismatches, or contradictions between the various data sources in order to discern the actual facts and to evaluate the possible reasons behind actions and counter-actions in the air above the East China Sea.

Free Research Field

International Relations

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This research project represented new ground in that the ADIZ issue in the East China Sea had only mostly been discussed in media articles and a small number of academic publications. It is hoped that these perspectives may also provide underexplored insights into the South China Sea disputes.