安倍內閣對東南亞外交與印度太平洋戰略（Southeast Asian Diplomacy and Indo-Pacific Strategy of the Abe Cabinet）

安倍政権の東南アジア外交とインド太平洋戦略

本文在概觀戰後日本對東南亞外交後，將嘗試對安倍晉三內閣的東南亞外交進行解讀。戰後日本對東南亞外交，在於追求確保東南亞天然資源供應無虞與日本商品的出口市場之經濟面目標，以及保護支撐日本對外貿易的海上運輸通道安全的安全保障目標。現在的安倍晉三內閣接連提出對東協外交五項原則，以及自由開放的印度太平洋戰略。這項戰略具有兩項目標，亦即：將對包括東南亞在內的印度太平洋地區出口基礎建設與復興日本經濟進行連結的經濟目標，以及因應中國崛起所衍生潛在威脅或挑戰之安全保障目標。 This paper attempts to clarify Japan’s Southeast Asian diplomacy underthe Abe cabinet and provide an overview of Southeast Asian diplomacy inpostwar Japan. The goals this diplomacy in postwar Japan have been toacquire natural resources in the region, secure export markets for Japaneseproducts, and protect the safety of sea lanes in the South China Sea thatsupport Japanese foreign trade. The Abe cabinet has adopted five principlesof diplomacy with ASEAN and a free and open Indo-Pacific strategy. Thefree and open Indo-Pacific strategy has two objectives. One is the economicobjective of pursuing the revival of the Japanese economy via the export ofinfrastructure construction to the Indo-Pacific region including SoutheastAsia. The second is a security objective of hedging against potential threatsor challenges from a rising China.

This paper attempts to clarify Japan’s Southeast Asian diplomacy underthe Abe cabinet and provide an overview of Southeast Asian diplomacy inpostwar Japan. The goals this diplomacy in postwar Japan have been toacquire natural resources in the region, secure export markets for Japaneseproducts, and protect the safety of sea lanes in the South China Sea thatsupport Japanese foreign trade. The Abe cabinet has adopted five principlesof diplomacy with ASEAN and a free and open Indo-Pacific strategy. Thefree and open Indo-Pacific strategy has two objectives. One is the economicobjective of pursuing the revival of the Japanese economy via the export ofinfrastructure construction to the Indo-Pacific region including SoutheastAsia. The second is a security objective of hedging against potential threatsor challenges from a rising China.