Pham Quang Minh, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, VietnamLiu Ming, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, ChinaGilbert Rozman, Princeton University, USA, and The Asan Forum journal Kazuhiko Togo, Kyoto Sangyo University, JapanTran Viet Thai, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of VietnamSeigo Iwamoto, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan Tran Van Doan Academia Catholica of Fujen University, TaiwanG V C Naidu, Jawaharlal Nehru University, IndiaLam Peng, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore

"This exciting new book deals with a topic of great and growing importance, both in Asia and beyond. It is also an extraordinarily contentious one. The authors offer a broad spectrum of opinions from around the region, and many are leading experts in the subject. As a reflection of the state of debate in the East Asian region, this is a very useful volume.' - Thomas U. Berger, Frederick S. Pardee School of International Studies, Boston University, USA "This volume's focus on Asian history and perceptions is particularly important, in contrast to many analyses that look solely at the global security dynamics of the region. Under the co-editorship of Kazuhiko Togo, Japan's premier scholar-diplomat, readers will understand the Japanese angle of Asian thinking on East Asian security issues." -Robert Dujarric, Director, Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS), Temple University, Japan Campus

• 1. Introduction; G V C Naidu and Kazuhiko Togo PART I: EAST ASIA: GEOPOLITICAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT 2. At the Crossfire: Vietnam's Position toward Big Power Strategies in Emerging Asia-Pacific Architecture; Pham Quang Minh 3. Some Realist Contemplations on the Territorial Disputes between China, Vietnam and the Philippines at South China Sea; Liu Ming 4. Managing Wider National Identity Gaps in East Asia without Idealism; Gilbert Rozman 5. Beyond Power, Interests and Identity: In Search of 'Asian Thinking' to Build Trust in East Asia; Kazuhiko Togo PART II: MARITIME SECURITY: CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION 6. Maritime Security Environment in East Asia: Need for Strengthening Maritime Regimes, Greater Cooperation and Dialogues; Tran Viet Thai and G V C Naidu 7. Three Complementary Simultaneous Approaches to Maritime Security in the East China Sea: International Law, Crisis Management and Dialogue; Seigo Iwamoto and Kazuhiko Togo 8. Toward an Acceptable Solution to the East Sea Dispute; Tran Van Doan PART III: INTERDEPENDENCE: EFFECT AND LIMITATION 9. Can Economic Interdependence and Cooperation Mitigate Security Concerns in East Asia?; G V C Naidu 10. Antagonism Despite Interdependency: Whither China-Japan Relations?; Lam Peng Er 11. Conclusion; G V C Naidu and Kazuhiko Togo