An Analysis of “Rule-Based International Order” Advocated by Japan in the “FOIP” Strategy

Abstract

Japan is the first country to advocate the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” strategy. One of the basic values of this strategy is “rule-based international order”. From the background of its birth, the strategy is derived from Japan’s fear of China’s peaceful rise, the anxiety of “America first” doctrine and the worry of the rise of emerging Asia. Considering the different attitudes of various interested countries towards the “international order”, the “rules-based international order” advocated by Japan in the “FOIP” is essentially a limited regional order established by some groups of countries out of strategic interests.