| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 政治學研究所 === 107 === With the background of China’s rise, the soft power of China has been widely discussed. Based on the previous research, this thesis focuses on how Japanese view the rise of China. There are many cognitive factors in international relations. According to the research on cross-strait relations, we have learned that identity and expected economic benefits have important effects on Taiwanese vote choices. Based on it, this thesis takes the perceived democratic level of China, economic evaluations, and the nationalism as the factors which influence how Japanese view the rise of China. As an empirical study, this thesis applies the data from the Asia Barometer Survey to examine the research problem. Because the Asia Barometer Survey is a cross-national research project, the design of the questionnaire could not fit this thesis very well, but we still have made some progress. The research shows how the perceived democratic level of China, economic evaluations, and the nationalism influence the way Japanese view the rise of China with different level. Although the Japanese generally view China’s rise negatively, there are still differences within it. The level of education is one of the factor which cause the differences. The cognitive framework which is learned from the research on cross-strait relations could also apply to Sino-Japanese Relations. The research findings suggest that the perceived democratic level of China and economic evaluations play an important role in how Japanese view the rise of China.
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