The Nexus of the U.S. and China Rivalry: A Case Study of Its Impact in Indo-Pacific Region
Abstract
The early twentieth-century conflict between Washington and Beijing was neither predetermined nor an anomaly. It was built as each country's domestic constituencies were socialized for confrontation. The final chapter of the Cold War shattered pro-cooperation alliances that had formed in each country to support alignment against a jointly believed Soviet threat. During the first two decades of the post-Cold War era, however, a smouldering US-China rivalry was smothered by an unsustainable accommodation of mutual self-interest by Washington and Beijing. By the 2010s, the rivalry had become fairly obvious, with pro-cooperation coalitions splintering and being replaced by pro-confrontation coalitions in the US and China. Geostrategic reassessments in the United States and China have also contributed to the emergence of competition. The area within this conflict’s range is the Indo-Pacific. Many countries residing there face a quite significant impact due to this contest, regardless of their internal situation. China’s programs such as BRI and conquering SCS worsened everything
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