Foreword Contents List of Abbreviations Overview:East Asia in 2004 Chapter 1 Maritime Security in East Asia and the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Chapter 2 Japan's Leading Role in East Asian Regionalism-Toward Building an East Asian Community Chapter 3 The Korean Peninsula-Changing Security Environments Chapter 4 China-"Peaceful Rise"in Light and Shadow Chapter 5 Southeast Asia -Elections and New Governments Chapter 6 Russia-Tightening State Control Chapter 7 The United States-Toward Building a Defense Posture for the 21st Century Chapter 8 Japan-National Defense Program Guidelines and Defense Capabilities for the 21st Century