The Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies (GIIASS) was established on March 23, 1982. Thereafter directors and dedicated professors have enriched teaching towards academic success. In 2004, GIIASS established “Memorial Conference for Professor Niu Sien-Chong” to advance domestic strategic studies. In 2010, former Director Dr. Wong Ming-Hsien explored the prospect of creating Tamkang School of Strategic Studies, and to broaden the establishment of academic conference.

When I recall my predecessors’ endeavors, it motivates me to carry forward our achievements.
Tamkang School of Strategic Studies 2016 Annual Events include topics , such as “U.S.-China Relations and the Changing Security Dynamics in East Asia” and “Rethinking the National Security of Taiwan: Theoretical Dialectics, Opportunities and Challenges”. These topics focus on the competition between China and the US, and National Security of Taiwan in the 21 century. Since China raised “One Belt, One Road” in 2013, Beijing is better equipped to influence not only Asia’s development but also global affairs. For Taiwan, national security is of utmost importance. Hence, we have to assess the U.S.-China competition carefully and comprehensively.

For aforementioned reasons, this book collects 9 papers which were presented at the annual conference. The papers’ areas of investigation are U.S.-China relations, Asia Pacific Security, etc. Our goal is not only to describe and explain developments in international affairs, but also to find an alternative way to accomplish peace in the changing world.

The Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies (GIIASS) was established on March 23, 1982. Thereafter directors and dedicated professors have enriched teaching towards academic success. In 2004, GIIASS established “Memorial Conference for Professor Niu Sien-Chong” to advance domestic strategic studies. In 2010, former Director Dr. Wong Ming-Hsien explored the prospect of creating Tamkang School of Strategic Studies, and to broaden the establishment of academic conference...

Preface
Da-Jung Li...............................................................................................i
Crossing the Divide? Challenges to a “New Type” of U.S.-China
Relationship
Ming-Yen Tsai.........................................................................................1
A Japanese Perspective on the U.S.-China Relations and Regional Security
Order
Ryo Sahashi...........................................................................................21
The Challenges of Updating ASEAN for the Contemporary Asia-Pacific
Ja Ian Chong.........................................................................................41
Friend or Foe: The Coopetition between the U.S. and China in Asia
Nathan K. H. Liu..................................................................................61
My Lawn is Greener than Yours: The American and Chinese Views on the
International Order
Yeh-Chung Lu.......................................................................................85
The End of the “Hidden Light”? Rationalist and Reflectivist Perspectives on
China’s Foreign Policy
Hsin-Wei Tang......................................................................................99
Tragedy of Great Power Politics? Re-examining US-China Relations in the
21st Century
Andrea, Pei-Shan Kao........................................................................ 119
Redefining Culture in Conflict Environment:Shifting from Macro to Micro
Level of Analysis
Michał Pawiński.................................................................................145
The Importance of the Pacific Alliance for the People’s Republic of China:
Beyond the Economic Perspective
Idania M. Torrero Perigault..............................................................185

Preface
Da-Jung Li...............................................................................................i
Crossing the Divide? Challenges to a “New Type” of U.S.-China
Relationship
Ming-Yen Tsai.........................................................................................1
A Japanese Perspective on the U.S.-China Relations and Regional Security
Order
Ryo Sahashi...........................................................................................21
The Challeng...