NEW DELHI – Political transitions in East Asia promise to mark a defining moment in the region’s jittery geopolitics. After the ascension in China of Xi Jinping, regarded by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as its own man, Japan seems set to swing to the right in its impending election – an outcome likely to fuel nationalist passion on both sides of the Sino-Japanese rivalry.
新德里—东亚政治交接将是该地区动荡不安的地缘政治的决定性时刻。习近平成为中国领导人并获得了解放军的认可，日本似乎将在即将到来的选举中向右转——这一结果可能助长中日对峙双方的民族主义热情。