ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to shed light on the foreign policies of several key states in the Western Pacific. It examines the foreign policies of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan), Japan, the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Readers are provided with a brief historical overview of each state’s foreign policy and an analysis of their current approaches to foreign relations. In conclusion, the authors outline some of the common trends and characteristics shared by the governments examined.
