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Using the lens of national identity, this article examines a layered framework combining regionalism and globalization and comprising three parts: 1) the core of China, Japan, and South Korea striving for an East Asian community; 2) the duality present in the Six-Party Talks of five states facing the challenge of North Korea plus the broader grouping inclusive of the North; and 3) the image of a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific community. In order to explore prospects for each of these communities, the article surveys the multiple ways value differences shape relations in Northeast Asia. Given suspicions of a global identity and the weak foundations for a regional identity, a multilayered approach offers the best prospect for narrowing the gaps in national identities while gradually seeking common visions for broader identities. Any such search will occur against the backdrop of Sino-U.S. negotiations to find common ground on rival identities as well as national interests.
