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This report examines the bilateral relationships in Northeast Asia. It claims that ties between China and Japan, China and South Korea, and South Korea and Japan are in a period of fundamental change driven mainly by domestic and bilateral factors. China-South Korea relations are broadening in a positive direction, while Japan’s relations with both China and South Korea are in a much less positive state. The author maintains that the factors driving these relations are not only important in shaping relations within Northeast Asia, they also have the potential to impact US-China relations.