From introduction: "The year 2005 began with a series of attempts for a strategie new modelling in East
Asia. The US President George Bush has been well into his second term and started
to shape up a new regional strategie environment. In the light of the incessant
Iraqi as well as the North Korean issue, at this moment the US obviously need to
make a more diplomatic effort rather than rely purely on the military superiority in
intemational affairs. This was clearly highlighted by the new Secretary of State,
Condoleezza Rice, at her eonfirmation hearing at the Senate on 18 January, 2005.
She indicated: “we must use American diplomacy to help create a balance of power
in the world that favors freedom. And the time for diplomacy is now.”"(...
