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John S. Van Oudenaren, National Interest: What Does Growing U.S.-China Rivalry Mean for America’s Allies in Asia?
Could they end up having to choose sides?
At the recent G-20 summit in Argentina, President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping reached a temporary truce, tapping the brakes on an escalating trade war, and opening a negotiating window to deal with major structural issues in the U.S.-China economic relationship. Despite this pause in tensions, an expert panel at the Center for the National Interest, which was comprised of Michael Green (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Scott Snyder (Council on Foreign Relations) and Robert Sutter (George Washington), described how America’s allies Japan and South Korea, are adjusting to Asia’s new normal. This new normal is a climate dominated by a more confrontational, perhaps even adversarial, U.S.-China relationship. Ret. USMC Lt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson, Jr., senior director for China and the Pacific at the Center for the National Interest and former assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, moderated the discussion.
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WNU Editor: The Singapore Prime Minister summed it up bluntly .... countries may need to choose sides .... Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: Region May Have To Choose Between China And US (November 15, 2018).
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Singapore will become part of the PRC. The PRC will break off a piece of Malaysia too.
The Malays should be careful who they get into bed with. They also should stop being racist pricks or they will hand China a reason.
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