Great Power Politics in East Asia: The US and China in Competition

Harsh V. Pant

China Report, 2012, vol. 48, issue 3, 237-251

Abstract: China’s rise has altered the strategic realities in East Asia with the US having to manage a power transition in the region. The signals from Washington that it would not allow growing Chinese power in Asia–Pacific to go unchallenged have become unambiguous. The region is witnessing great power politics at its most pristine and geopolitical competition between the global superpower and its most likely challenger is in full swing. This article outlines the changing strategic realities in East Asia with China’s rapid ascent in global hierarchy and argues that the US has had to recalibrate its regional policy in response to the growing demand from the region for it to play a more assertive role if it wanted to retain its role as an offshore balancer.

Keywords: United States; China; East Asia; India; balance of power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0009445512462306

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