Power transition in East Asia: Prospect of power in light of new dynamics of the region

One of the important indicators in identifying power dynamics in the East Asian region is the recognition of the situation of "power transition", namely, the status of Asia in becoming the center of world politics. The purpose of this article is to assess the two theoretical approaches of “balance of power” and “power transition” and clarify the explanatory ability of “transition power” theory on new dynamic power impending in East Asia. Research Results imply that in spite of explanation strength of “transition power”, in comparison to “balance of power”, traditional understanding of transition power theory is incapable of answering to today's complex international system. So, it requires revision in its concepts and components to make it consistency with today’s international system and region. According to this, the hypothesis of the paper is that with bifurcation of transition in today’s complex international system, it seems that Dual hierarchical system with US leadership in security and China in economy is shaping East Asia order. Given to this, the methodology of the article is inductive-deductive which is involve using theory and quantitative methods in assessing the application of the theory based on the World Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Stockholm Institute for the Study of Peace (SIPRI) databases