The reason for the article retraction is redundant publication: Martynova E.S. Japan and China in South East Asia: The Political Aspect. Tomsk State University Journal. 2013; (368): 82–86; Martynova E.S. Japan and China in Southeast Asia: A Political Dimension. Russia and the Pacific. 2013; (1): 148–158. 

This article has been retracted (i.e. withdrawn from the press) by the editor with permission of the publisher.