The East Asian Region has always been a problematic area throughout history. It’s an
eternal fight for power from a few major countries. As Japan rose to power during the 20th
century it has created a very tense atmosphere for the world. Furthermore since Japan’s
current stature with its security ties with the United States, tensions in the area have
remained high. The disputes in the East Asian region are seen as the biggest global security
threat of the 21st century. It is crucial for the sake of the world that the area remains
peaceful, as an all out war benefits no one. There are many factors that are crucial to
establish peace in the area. First it is important to maintain a status of co-existence and
interdependence between the China, Japan, and the United States. Second, there needs to
be a global effort at demilitarizing the area, and an establishment of concrete maritime
borders in the region. Lastly, the creation of an alliance to resolve the North Korean
nuclear issues, amongst many other regional issues should be utilized to promote peace in
the region.
China, Japan, and the United States all play a very dominant role in the stabilization of the
East Asia area. Consequently, Japan and the United States are China’s biggest trading
partners (excluding Hong Kong), therefore it is in China’s best interest to protect its
current economic ties with both nations. Since the current world lives in a period of
interference the likelihood of a war between the three nations are very slim. However there
are possibilities of proxy wars and cyber wars that none of the nations want. Therefore to
counter this all three of the nations need to reject their personal agendas for dominance in
the East Asia area. The major factor to prevent conflict in the region is to promote
co-existence through economic relationships. China, Japan, and the United States should
strengthen their current economic relations with one another. Relations such as a decrease
in import taxation from each nation. This would create a trilateral relationship in which
neither side would want to abandon. China would lose its position as a dominant power
without its economy. Therefore, to promote economical collaboration is in China’s best
interest. Furthermore it has been apparent that China has no intentions of conflict, as there
have been many instances in which the U.S. flexed their muscles in the South China Sea in
which China did nothing. For example, during the height of the Diaoyu Island disputes the
