The Implications of Expanding China-US Political and Strategic Influence in the Asia Pacific

Abstract

This study explore the key elements shaping China-US expanding political and strategic influence in the Asia Pacific region and to understand the role and contributions of China in Asia Pacific. It is in the human nature and most anticipated human instinct to desire for accumulating, retaining and demonstrating power. Similar is the history of the nations and empires and now the states that there exists an environment of competition and struggle for power in the international arena. It is in the nature of the superpowers to resist any power that challenges its might. US and China, the two mighty major powers are engaged in a similar balance of power. Most of the theatre of their competition has been the Asia Pacific, where China enjoys significant influence and demonstrates considerable power. In order to understand the interests of China and US in the Asia Pacific and the impact of the given interests on the other countries as well as on the institutions, the given research is designed in a descriptive and explorative manner focusing specially on the deductive method of reasoning. The assessment of the United States long-term strategic rivalry and competition with China involves tactics of making alliances with its partners alongside their resources, strength, and capabilities to counter the rise of China. The AUKUS, a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, provides nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and collaboration in multiple military capabilities which includes quantum technologies, information sharing, artificial intelligence, innovation electric warfare domain, and hypersonic and counter hypersonic.