Berger on NHK World: Tension in the South China Sea
Thomas Berger, Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said that the South China Sea was a topic causing tension between the U. S. and China.
Berger made the argument on a Nov. 24 Newsline segment on Japan’s NHK News entitled “An Expert’s View on the South China Sea,” which saw Berger analyzing the topic in the wake of the 10th East Asia Summit.
From the segment:
“China is not that happy with the U. S. and Japan raising this issue. China would like to divide and conquer on maritime issues, where it can negotiate with countries one by one and craft an agreement favorable to itself.”
You can see the entire segment in a video here.
Berger joined the Department of International Relations in 2001. Previously, he taught for seven years at the Johns Hopkins Department of Political Science in Baltimore. He is the author of War, Guilt and World Politics After World War II, Cultures of Antimilitarism: National Security in Germany and Japan and is co-editor of Japan in International Politics: Beyond the Reactive State. Learn more about him here.