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Ivan Eland

Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty, The Independent Institute

Why U.S. Policy in East Asia is Dangerous

Posted: 07/29/2013

The United States, which has dominated East Asia since World War II, is now "pivoting" towards that region to stem the rise of a new regional power--China. Following the instinct of most international powers to foil the ascent of a rival for domination, this approach rarely works and is charting a dangerous course. U.S. attempts to contain the rise of China--which is experiencing rapid economic growth because of its huge population and partial economic privatization over the last few decades--is unlikely to succeed because China's steady rise on the back of its soaring economy is a problem that America can do little about.