It’s getting harder for the USA to implement the Asia pivot or rebalance strategy now compared to a decade ago.
Why?
This is because China has helped Asian countries to boost their economies and made them prosper with better economic integrations with China. Consequently, China has become the top trading partner of many Asian countries and China is importing a lot of Asian goods. This is something the USA cannot do because the USA wants to export goods and services to Asia.
It will be difficult for the USA to grow its influences in Asia nowadays because the USA cannot replace China’s importance in Asia now. Furthermore, China is building many infrastructures under the BRI in Asia whereas the USA cannot afford to build anything for Asia. Although the USA has been embarking on smearing and fear-mongering campaigns against China, it has been unsuccessful to persuade Asian countries to contain China’s influences.
Asians are mostly peace-loving people except for North Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Therefore, most Asians just want to lead a peaceful and prosperous life which China is promoting.
The USA had been proclaiming the excessive China's claims in South China Sea but it was the USA navy that accompanied China to reclaim those islands in South China Sea after WW2.
China's 9 dashes for South China Sea had been around since 1947. Up till now, about 70 years later, the USA or its supporters cannot cite any incident of China navy or coast guard stopping any commercial vessel from sailing in South China Sea. Therefore, there is no basis for freedom of navigation because there is already freedom of navigation in South China Sea. The evidence is definitely in China's favour. If we just look at the evidence, we know who the troublemaker (USA) is in Asia.
We strive to be objective but we just cannot find a shred of evidence to support the USA's allegation and claim. As we conduct more researches, we find the USA more despicable.
