U.S. efforts to unite partners and allies across Asia in a strong anti-China alliance is itself proving divisive.
While staunch Anglosphere allies Australia and the United Kingdom appear firmly in sync with U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific, several other regional democracies courted by Washington are far more conflicted.
While China muscles up in all domains, notably through a rapid expansion of its navy, North Korea is expanding its nuclear assets and adopting new, more aggressive doctrines for unleashing them. In response, South Korea and Japan are acquiring new missile forces and developing home-grown stealth fighters, while Australia recently reached a landmark deal with the U.S. and U.K. to field its own nuclear submarine fleet.
“China is an epoch-defining competitor and no longer observes fundamental tenets such as freedom of navigation,” said the baroness, who sits in London’s House of Lords. Echoing U.S. defense officials and local commanders, she said it was vital to preserve a deterrent strength to check Chinese aggression. “If you want peace, prepare for war,” she said. “That is a fundamental wisdom that has endured down the ages.”
China’s military might and economic clout both argue for more caution and balance, some officials say.
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