The Bush Administration U.s. Policy Towards Japan Since The New Changes

New changes of US Japan policy have occurred since Bush came into power, especially after"9·11"attack compared with the Clinton Government."Japan Expectation"policy is becoming popular in Bush's Administration after"Japan-Bashing&Passing"policy in the Clinton Government. Expanding Japan role and transforming US-Japan Alliance is one of the core objectives of the Bush Administration's foreign policy, thus we see the unprecedented"Golden Age"of the modern US-Japan relation since it was established over 150 years ago.This dissertation consists of three main parts:The first part is principal part of the dissertation. Basing on the analyses of the Bush Administration mainstream strategic views on Japan, the author summarizes new changes of US Japan policy. For one thing,the Bush Administration is to make better use of Japan to support US hegemony by elevating Japan's strategic status globally. For another thing, to continue and reinforce the"justness"and"legitimacy"ofUS-JapanAlliance exsistence, the Bush Administration is promoting US-Japan Alliance Transformation to a more liberal version:"Authoritative Alliance";Besides,it is strengthening US"Authoritative"leadership in the Alliance in exchange of Japan's more"willing"recognition as well as support for the Alliance.Both sides can face and tackle the divergence and frictions between them better than what the Clinton Government did with more strategic and global view.A comprehensive analysis of reasons for new changes of US Japan policy is made in the second part. Dramatic Aisa and China in the rapid developing globalization, reemerging Japan, and Gorge W. Bush as well as"Japan Stressing"school roles are all included.The third part analyses the impact of the new changes of US Japan policy on US-Japan relation as well as Asia-Pacific area and China."To untie Japan is to control more,"Japan is more deeply integrated into America's globally strategic orbit in the 21st century during the process of promoting symmetrical rights and obligations between US-Japan. As for Asia-Pacific area and China, the transformation of US-Japan Alliance from traditional"threats- balance"model toward a more liberal version means challenges as well as opportunities.In conclusion, this dissertation provides a perspective view of the US-Japan relation development; besides, a discussion about the future"China-US-Japan"triangle relations is given. Finally, some constructive suggestions for China's rational response to the latest developing trend of US–Japan Alliance are made.