Towards an Anti-Japanese Territorial Front? Russia and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute

James D. J. Brown

Europe-Asia Studies, 2015, vol. 67, issue 6, 893-915

Abstract: This article examines Russia's position on the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute. It focuses particularly on the claim that Russia and China are forming an anti-Japanese territorial front. Looking closely at official statements and actions, as well as Russian-language media and scholarship, it finds that Russia, while retaining a position of formal neutrality, clearly considers China's claims more favourably. While this could be seen to have alarming implications by arraying China and Russia on one side against Japan and the USA on the other, the article also finds that Russia's support is not without qualifications and that its place in the conflict is not yet entrenched.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2015.1052045

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