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In the current global power structure, China's rise is changing the balance in the Asia-Pacific region. As an existing superpower, the United States is naturally worried about China's rise. However, as China's comprehensive national power grows, the United States realizes that its traditional hegemonic strategy is no longer viable, and therefore needs to adopt a new strategy to deal with China's growing influence. However, the U.S. military has taken a somewhat bizarre approach to how to deal with China, abandoning the pursuit of hegemony and instead considering a balancing strategy that focuses on controlling key waterways and helping allies strengthen their self-defense capabilities. However, will these tactics really be able to stop the so-called "Chinese hegemony"?
In the current world landscape, the United States is no longer able to reliably support its security commitments and deter China, so it is wiser to abandon the pursuit of hegemony and instead consider a balanced strategy. The core idea of the balancing strategy is to reduce dependence on China's economy by consolidating their position as centers of major industrial powers, ensuring that these countries are not controlled by China, and helping them develop self-defense capabilities. These countries include India, Japan, and South Korea, which all have great potential in terms of geographical location, economic strength, and human resources.
However, when the United States implements a balancing strategy, it needs to be noted that China has no intention of pursuing regional hegemony, so whether the balancing strategy is really targeted requires further thinking and evaluation.
Control of critical waterways is an important point of the current U.S. implementation strategy. In particular, the Strait of Malacca and parts of the South and East China Seas are critical to securing sea lanes in the Asia-Pacific region. By enlisting the help of countries such as India, Japan, the Philippines and Singapore, the United States hopes to be able to establish its influence on these waterways to safeguard its interests.
However, this approach may be partly based on the premise of undermining the global **, which will have a greater impact on US leadership. At the same time, China, as the world's largest country, plays an important role in the world. If the United States adopts sabotage, it may trigger global economic turmoil, which is not beneficial to the United States itself.
Another U.S. strategy is to share the security burden by helping allies strengthen their self-defense capabilities, and to have the U.S. military play a supporting role. The establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam and the signing of defense cooperation and joint production agreements with India are concrete manifestations of this strategy.
However, America's current allies and partners are still far from the level needed to sustain its military dominance. The idea of pursuing military dominance in Asia is deeply ingrained in U.S. foreign and defense policy, but the reality may not allow it. Allies and partners often have their own interests in the direction of development, and they are not entirely at the behest of the United States. Moreover, the United States itself does not have a clear advantage in military technology, and how to help its allies build superiority is still a question.
Overall, U.S. concerns about China's rise are understandable, but there is room for debate as to whether its response is practical. Against the backdrop of the current international situation and China's rise, the U.S. strategy of abandoning the pursuit of hegemony, controlling key waterways, and helping allies strengthen their self-defense capabilities does not really address the general trend of the U.S.-China military power balance in Asia. Moreover, China does not have a strategy to pursue regional hegemony, which makes the U.S. balancing strategy seem aimless.
Therefore, the United States needs to assess the benefits and risks more comprehensively when responding to China's challenges, and engage in more benign interaction and cooperation with China. Only through cooperation can we achieve win-win results and make more contributions to regional peace and stability.
At present, China's rise is changing the pattern of the world, and in the process, the United States is indeed worried about China's rise, but its response strategy is not necessarily effective in curbing China's growing influence. Strategies such as abandoning the pursuit of hegemony, controlling key waterways, and helping allies strengthen their self-defense capabilities do not have clear advantages and feasibility. Instead of taking a confrontational stance, the United States can engage in more benign interaction and cooperation with China to achieve win-win results and make more contributions to regional peace and stability.
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