Preface Contents List of Abbreviations Overview East Asia in 2006 Chapter 1 China's Cooperative Strategy toward East Asia-Aiming to Seize Regional Leadership Chapter 2 Post-9/11 Power Politics among the US,China, and Russia-Unilateralism and Central and Southeast Asia Chapter 3 The Korean Peninsula-The Nuclear Threat of North Korea,The Self-reliance of South Korea Chapter 4 Chin-Quest for a "Responsible" Power Chapter 5 Southeast Asia-Formation of a Community and the Challenges Chapter 6 Russia-A More Assertive Foreign Policy Chapter 7 The United States-The Bush Administration at the Crossroads Chapter 8 Japan-Responding to the Changing Security Environment