A Comeback in Asia?

"How China is Shaping U.S. Foreign Policy in the Pacific"- das ist das Thema meiner neuen Publikation aus der Reihe "Perspective" der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung:

􏰀 Asia is the United States’ biggest foreign policy challenge. There is no consensus in the U.S. on how relations with or strategy towards the region should be shaped, and U.S. policy risks being influenced by distorted views of China.
􏰀 Asia is the region with the highest increase in defence spending in the world. Crises like the recent »fisheries incident« between China and Japan remind us that East Asia is still a fragile and potentially dangerous region.
􏰀 The U.S. has a fundamental interest in stability in the region, not only because of economic considerations but also because of its military commitment to the defence of Taiwan and Japan.
􏰀 The countries of Asia are increasingly worried about the rise of China. Thus while China today poses the biggest challenge to the U.S. power posture in Asia, it also offers a new opportunity for an increased political and military presence in the region, as many countries either openly – or in most cases discreetly – are looking to the U.S. to contain the »awakening giant« on the Yangtze river.
􏰀 Owing to the uncertain consequences of China’s rise and unsolved problems from North Korea to Taiwan, a protracted U.S. political and military presence in the Pacific will be a major contribution to growth and stability in the region. But this should not be misunderstood as a preparation for a new Cold War as some pundits in Washington would have us believe.

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