《SEARCHING FOR PEACE IN ASIA PACIFIC AN OVERVIEW OF CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEBUILDING ACTIVITIES》

Introduction1

Part 1 Reflections7

Conflict through Asia and the Pacific : causes and trends9

Empowering people to build a just peace in the Asian arena23

Security cooperation in Asia Pacific : official and unofficial responses37

East Asia and the "war on terror" : why human rights matter53

Globalization, insecurity, and overextension67

Transition and conflict in Asia Pacific : the role of the international community in the democratization process85

Lessons learned from peacebuilding practices in Asia Pacific105

Part 2 Surveys of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding activities135

Northeast Asia137

Regional introduction : the changing regional security agenda in post-September 11 Northeast Asia138

Regional introduction : Japan - accepting the challenges of conflict prevention and peacebuilding153

China165

The potential for civil unrest in China166

China and regional security - external perceptions and responses181

China's perception of external threats to its security and stability203

Taiwan : building cooperation across the Taiwan strait221

Tibet : still searching for solutions239

Xinjiang : history, cultural survival, and future of the Uyghur255

Korea : perilous crossing and new dangers278

Southeast Asia293

Regional introduction : missing the target? : the human cost of small arms proliferation and misuse in Southeast Asia294

Burma/Myanmar : military rule and ethnic conflict313

Cambodia : peacebuilding amid unresolved issues331

East Timor : the role of civil society in conflict prevention and peacebuilding347

Indonesia367

Political transition and communal violence368

Aceh : civil society - the missing piece of peacebuilding381

Kalimantan : unity or diversity?399

Maluku : the challenge of peace416

West Papua : building peace through an understanding of conflict438

The Philippines463

Communist insurgencies : years of talks, but no solution yet464

Mindanao : conflicting agendas, stumbling blocks, and prospects toward sustainable peace483

South China Sea : managing territorial and resource disputes505

Pacific Islands525

Regional introduction : creating peace in the Pacific - conflict resolution, reconciliation, and restorative justice536

Fiji : enabling civic capacities for conflict prevention and peacebuilding543

Papua New Guinea : a success story of postconflict peacebuilding in Bougainville564

The Solomon Islands : conflict and peacebuilding581

Part 3 Directory605