The Japan’s South China Sea Policy Belongs To The US-Japan Alliance

After World War II, the United States and Japan set about establishing the alliance, the structure of thealliance between the United States and Japan unified system of their respective interests in the Asia-Pacificregion. Early days of the US-Japan alliance, the global strategy of the United States has become the core ofthe interaction of the US-Japan alliance, and, due to the continuous development of the Japanese economy,Japan also has its Asia-Pacific strategy, the US-Japan alliance has been constantly adjusted to re-adapt tothe complex international situation in the United States and Japan national strategy.The South China Sea is China’s territory since ancient times, but before the Meiji Restoration, Japangradually became aware of the importance of the maritime strategy of southern Japan’s aggression began,first eating away the Ryukyu, then occupied Taiwan, and direct access to the forefront of the South ChinaSea," The South-into theory "as the basis of the activities of the occupation of the South China Sea region,and continue the occupation of the territory of the Xisha, Nansha. After the end of World War II, the UnitedStates and other victors of the Second World War and Japan signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty, Japanrenounced the right of the Xisha, Nansha Islands, but consider the interests of the Japan-US alliance, thetreaty did not specifically state the Japanese to give up Xisha, Nansha Islands after the takeover by whichcountry, which appears after the South China Sea dispute foreshadowed. Country of Japan after World WarII the focus shift from the military field focusing on economic development and continuous improvementof the level of economic development, the gradual improvement of the status of cooperation withdeveloping countries. Southeast Asia as one of the important routes in the world, but also has rich oil andother strategic resources, strategic importance to Japan’s economy and national security. Since theestablishment of the compensation system in Japan after World War II, Japan continuing to adopt policymeasures in Southeast Asia, from the ODA (official development assistance) to the Fukuda doctrine, to thegrowing economic cooperation between ASEAN-the establishment of a free trade zone in Japan, Japanand Southeast Asian countries strengthened. Japan, through the participation of the economic affairs ofSoutheast Asia gradually began to pursue the economy, expanding political influence of the stage, tointervene in the South China Sea dispute, to intervene in regional conflicts.Growth and decline of power between the United States and Japan also been transformed since the emergence of the US-Japan alliance, Japan in view of the post-World War II demilitarization of the UnitedStates in the military field is greatly dependent, but the United States to compete in the implementation ofthe post-Cold War US-Sovietthe tyrants process consume a lot of economic strength. Focus on economicdevelopment became a major economic power, Japan, the United States on Japan’s economy also there is adependency. Therefore, if it is said that the early Japanese only the United States followed the lead of theUS-Japan alliance, and then with increasing strength of the Japanese economy, Japan has also launched itsown independent foreign policy, The Japan show policy there and U.S. policy in the South China Searegion, different. Such as the enhancement of national strength, along with Japan, Japan hopes to be able toindependently handle Southeast Asian Affairs, a Japanese-led, prompting Southeast Asia sturdy ally in thepattern of multilateral relations. This is a great exclusive alliance，the Japanese do not want too muchinvolvement in the Southeast Asian affairs in the United States, which conflict with the interests of theUnited States.