The China challenge cannot be met by drawing a line in the water and telling all of Asia that “you are either with us or against us.”
Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Hudson Institute last month was a watershed in U.S.-China relations. Pence trumpeted what is obvious of late, that the relationship has shifted from competition mixed with guarded but extensive engagement to out-and-out strategic rivalry. Tellingly, the speech generated little pushback, including from Democrats. On the contrary it seemed to capture the zeitgeist of a growing consensus in Washington that it is time for a harder line on China.
Bipartisan Frustration with Beijing
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WNU Editor: I would say that in Asia the vast majority of countries/governments do want the U.S. to take a hard stand against China. Unfortunately .... they do not want to get their hands dirty to join the U.S. to do this. They are also definitely not ready for a Cold War against China, but this is one of those situations where they may not be ready to get into a confrontation with China, but China is definitely to be confrontational against them.
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I find it hard to believe that the combined economic, political and military power of the US, Japan, South Korea and say, Australia can’t match the Chinese. These nations need more political courage.
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