Scrapping the treaty would risk ceding security of the Western Pacific to China and potentially spurring a fresh nuclear arms race, if Japan decided it needed to protect itself from nuclear-armed neighbors. ... In addition to this, in recent times the alliance with Japan has played a role..…
It is clear that US policies in the Asia-Pacific region are clearly aimed at China and always have been. If Europe is central the Asia-Pacific area is not far behind in Washington’s strategic calculus. ..…
The commission said the JL-3 'will be capable of striking the continental United States from China's periphery.' . Ren, the Defense Ministry spokesman, also criticized the Pentagon's recently published Indo-Pacific Strategy that identifies China as a strategic competitor. . ..…
As expected the schedule of President Trump's first set of bilateral discussions seems structured around Indo-Pacific to China's expansion. ..…