Abstract

The US has its own tendencies and strategies, while China has its own tendencies and strategies. If we can distinguish between them, we can understand why they do what they do and what they are likely to do in the future. and "What are they likely to do in the future? If we can identify these trends and strategies, we can formulate highly valid hypotheses about why they do what they do and what they are likely to do in the future. This is what I try to do in this book.

How the US and China behave will determine the future of the world. What we Japanese can do is limited. We Japanese cannot directly influence their global strategies by diplomatically approaching both countries. Japan has no global strategy of its own, so there is no way we can do that. What we can do is to stand between the two countries, somehow maintain a channel of dialogue as a diplomatic bridge and reconcile the interests of the two countries. If we can do that, we will be fine.
For now, all we can do is observe and predict. By carefully observing the governing principles of these two superpowers and their basic tendencies, rather than short-term politics, we can discuss the direction the world will take in the future and what kind of turning points await us in the future.

Author’s Information

Born in 1950. Thinker, martial artist and professor emeritus at Kobe College.
He is the author of "The Ethics of Hesitation" (Kadokawa Bunko), "Nenagara
Manaberu Kozo-shugi" (Structuralism You Can Learn While Sleeping) (Bunshun Shinsho), "Death and the Body" (Igaku Shoin), "Machiba no Amerika Ron（Americanism on the Street）" (NTT Publications), "Shikaban ( Private-edition) : Judaic Culture Ron" (Bunshun Shinsho, winner of the 6th Kobayashi Hideo Award), "Machiba no Chugoku Ron（Sinology on the Street）" (Mishima-sha), "Nihon Henkyo Ron（Frontier Theory of Japan）" (Shincho-Shinsho, winner of the 2010 Shinsho Award), and "Machiba no Tenno-ron" (The Emperor of Japan: A New Perspective) (Toyo Keizai Shinposha), "Zokkoku Minshushugi Ron " (Dependent-State Democracy) (co-authored with Satoshi Shirai, Toyo Keizai Shinposha), "Levinas no jikan ron" (Levinas' Theory of Time)(Shinkyo Shuppansha), "Korona go no sekai" (The World After Corona) (Bungei Shunju), and many others.