| ID | 190366 |
| Title Proper | Still Getting Asia Wrong |
| Other Title Information | No “Contain China” Coalition Exists |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kang, David C |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Is there an incipient East Asian containment coalition against China? Evidence leads to the conclusion that there is not. Yet for almost three decades, scholars have been claiming that the rapid growth of Chinese power is, will or should cause East Asian countries to balance against it and join a US-led containment coalition. Those claiming that East Asian states are already containing China include political scientist Michael Beckley, who writes that “China’s neighbors are arming themselves and aligning with outside powers to secure their territory and sea-lanes. Many of the world’s largest economies are collectively developing new trade, investment, and technology standards that implicitly discriminate against China.”Footnote1 In 2014, scholars Adam Liff and John Ikenberry claimed that “there is already some evidence of security dilemma-driven military competition in the Asia Pacific, which could worsen significantly in the near future … [S]ecurity dilemma dynamics appear to be important drivers of states enhancing military capabilities in the increasingly volatile Asia Pacific region.” |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 45, No.4; Winter 2023: p.79-98 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol: 45 No 4 |
| Key Words | China ; Asia |