Naoko Eto ’s Research

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Naoko Eto is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Gakushuin University. Her main research interests include East Asian affairs and Japan-China relations. She is a member of the Expert Committee on Industrial and Technological Infrastructure Strengthening for Economic Security at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Industrial Structure Council, METI and the Customs and Foreign Exchange Council at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). She was also a visiting research fellow at the School of International Studies, Peking University, the East Asian Institute, Singapore National University, and a visiting senior fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies. [Concurrent Position] Professor, Department of Political Science, Gakushuin University
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Economic Security
Xi’s Balancing Act: Competition Abroad, Discipline at Home

Beijing’s calculated use of rare-earth export…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

China
The Fissures Beneath China’s Positive GDP Numbers

As the U.S.-China trade conflict grinds on, C…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
China’s catch-22: Rapid growth with tight social control

At its core, Chinese politics faces a paradox…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
Politics and the economy: Bedfellows of U.S.-China relations

The United States has yet to come up with a v…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Diplomacy
Expectations vs. reality of Xi Jinping’s charm offensive

After a long absence of conciliatory diplomac…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Security
Inauguration of President Lai Ching-te: The Future Prospects of East Asia

Highlights from the inaugural speech / Differ…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
Reviewing the Results of Taiwan’s Presidential and Legislative Elections

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Diplomacy
How AI fits into China’s raft of global initiatives

In early November, the British government hos…

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Naoko Eto

Diplomacy
What lies behind China’s unconventional approach to diplomacy?

Previous articles in this series have discuss…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Diplomacy
China’s vision of an international order firmly in the shadows of the G7

At the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in …

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Naoko Eto

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