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The reality of two East Asias

A new issue of Journal of Current Chinese Affairs is out. David S. Law (WUSTL): The Myth of the Imposed Constitution. The world's really lucky country: Compared with other occupied nations, how did postwar Japan get so lucky? John Judis on how Abenomics is the answer in Japan. Peter Lee on how India places its Asian bet on Japan, roiling the waters of the Asia-Pacific. Michael Mazza on the true crisis in the Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific’s most dangerous crisis may be going overlooked due to North Korean threats. The reality of two East Asias: An excerpt from How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell. Paul Levine reviews Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations by Zheng Wang. Rebecca Liao on Tocqueville in China.