Rozman shows how East Asia's international relations can be best understood through the lens of triangles, analyzing relations between the key nations through a series of trilateral relationships. From the Contents: Part Three: New Tests for the Japan-US Alliance: 8. Japan, China, the United States: The Core Great Power Triangle; 9. Japan, the United Stages, Russia: The Test for Boundary Crossing; 10. Japan, the United States, Australia, India: The Quad - an Exception.