Under Donald Trump, the United States government pursued a dangerous strategy toward East Asia centered on quixotic efforts to retain American regional military primacy and pressure Asian nations to contain the People’s Republic of China. This zero-sum strategy, if continued by the incoming Biden Administration, will alienate America’s friends and allies, polarize the region, and increase the likelihood of armed conflict with Beijing.
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft has just issued a report entitled, “Toward an Inclusive and Balanced Regional Order: A New U.S. Strategy in East Asia.” It presents an alternative U.S. approach to the region that stresses balance over dominance, inclusion over exclusion, and reassurance and cooperation alongside less escalatory forms of deterrence.
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6116111706851/WN_TdOsBA2DTpWbK_1HIpI2QA
Speakers
Susan Thorton, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Michael Swaine, Director of the East Asia Program, Quincy Institute
Jessica J. Lee, Senior Research Fellow, East Asia Program, Quincy Institute
Rachel Esplin Odell, Research Fellow, East Asia Program, Quincy Institute
J. Stepleton Roy (moderator), Distinguished Fellow, Wilson Center