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

Authors

Dr. Joel Wuthnow, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies, at National Defense University

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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?

Publication Date

6-2020

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Wuthnow, Dr. Joel, "Just Another Paper Tiger? Chinese Perspectives on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy" (2020). Strategic Forums. 10.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/10