Southeast Asia, with its close political, economic and cultural ties, is the most important developing region for China, Rand Corp says
Southeast Asia is the top priority in Beijing’s foreign policy with the developing world despite its unresolved territorial disputes over the South China Sea, a US-based think tank said.
While the United States and China are competitors on the world stage and appear to be working separately, the two powers that are currently locked in a trade war, may be able to collaborate outside Asia where they have fewer overlapping interests, the California-based Rand Corp said in a study of China’s policies with the developing world.
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WNU Editor: The current Chinese foreign policy priorities are (IMHO) .... the Silk Road, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and the U.S. - China trade war.
2 comments:
I doubt the Chinese expected a trade war with this much force from the Americans. I'm sure they feel gypted that their payoffs to the "right sort" of Americans went for naught.
Trump is waging an all facets trade war with China that will impact China's strategy on a global scale.
The US trade model needs to shift in favor of anti Chinese SE asian countries so that they can help counter Chinese bellicosity in the region. If we did roughly the same trade that we did with China with these countries, like Taiwan etc, then they would become stronger and help dissipate Chinese hegemonic power and make it less of a threat over time. This would also reduce the need for the US to have such a large military presence in the region, and can therefor focus elsewhere. Goods would cost a little more with this shift, but its better than empowering your enemy in just about every facet so that they can challenge you in the future.
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