Well ain't that the truth! *sarc*
But now it is very ambiguous due to the growing ties countries have with each other, and the US allies in Asia are not as clear.
China's grip on Southeast and East Asia is tenuous, and they're increasingly heading toward a collision course of interests with India. So, that's what US diplomacy will be about next few years will be about. Solidifying alliances. And assuring we deal and negotiate with China and Russia with the upper hand, from a position of STRENGTH.
They laid the keels for eight cruisers this year. The US laid down...none.
*PING*
Chinas embassy in the United States criticized the strategy, saying Beijing sought global partnership, not global dominance.
Well China’s Leader “Yogi Bear” said he wants to Rule The World
While Beijing practices communist expansionism.
We better wake up and make nice with Putin or China will.