After The Cold War Sino-us-japan Strategic Triangular Relationship

Since the end of 1980抯, triangle relation.among China, USA and Japan has been affected by the transformation of world structure; simultaneously it has become the dominating one in the region. Because regional strategic foundation has disappeared, it has taken great changes obviously. The most important characteristics are that friction is becoming more and contents are becoming complicatedly. The paper try to grasp inherit and transformation on the basis of the change process of triangle relation among china, USA and Japan after cold war, then .depending on it we prospect its trend in the new century. After cold war, the year of 1996 is the boundary line of Sino-America relation. That is the period of hesitation at the low tide and the period of constructive strategically partner relation facing 21 century during the tortuous time. The relation of Sino-Japan can be divided as the period of recovery little by little, of friction becoming more, and of friendly cooperation of peace and development. The relation of Japan-America can be separated allied period in the drift and the period of allied relation抯 rebuilding and consolidation with 搕he Union Declaration?between Japan-America in 1996 as their symbol. From the process of relation抯 changes among three countries, the period of after-cold war has the following features: the triangle relation has developed a complicated, multiple relation, i.e. they both cooperate and depend on each other and compete and restrict each other; the position of triangle is different among these countries. America is on the best position, China is on the worst; the function of three-side relation is different. Sino-America relation is the axle of the triangle relation and decides the direction of triangle relation; the situation of three-side relation is different. Japan-America relation is the most stable. Sino-America relation has most difficulties. 5mb-Japan has more attachment to Sino-America relation. All of these decide the trend of triangle relation at the new century. That is the relation of Sino-America facing serious challenge because the conflict and common interest is broadening the scope. The main of Sino-Japan will not take change basically but full of variable. The relation of Japan-America will develop smoothly but threat the safe and peace of region.