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In March 2018, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi responded to a question about the Donald Trump administration’s new “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy by comparing it to “sea foam in the Pacific or Indian Ocean” that might get some attention, “but soon will dissipate.” Wang’s remarks raise an important question for U.S. policymakers: Is Beijing so confident in its own influence, and doubtful of U.S. commitments in the region, that it perceives a green light to continue or expand the kinds of behavior Washington is trying to discourage, such as coercion of China’s territorial rivals and “predatory” lending?

Document Type

Policy Brief

Region(s)

Asia

Topic(s)

Great Power Competition, Strategic Competition, Chinese Military

Publication Date

6-2020

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy, Chinese perspectives on U.S. strategy, Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), Beijing regional counter narrative, U.S.-China strategic competition, China foreign policy narratives. regional influence in Asia, China-U.S. strategic messaging, Asia-Pacific security dynamics

Just Another Paper Tiger? Chinese Perspectives on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

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