The uncertainty of the United States when it comes to the incidents of the grey zone is problematic. However, Washington does not like to be drawn into encounters with China in the rocks of Western Pacific. Regarding the Sino-U.S in the regional perception, the leadership of the United States will be shaped by the extent to which it is willing to confront the attempts of China in creating facts on the water via its creeping incrementalism (Schreer, 2015). The doubt of the U.S willingness to copy China has led to friction particularly within the alliance between Japan and the United States. Consequently, the NSS has represented a missed opportunity in formulating a clear strategy for leadership in the volatile Asia- Pacific state. Therefore, as the power of the United States is decreasing. Consequently, the allies and associates are expected to be prepared to act actively while addressing the China challenge.
There is no surprise that the rise of china in the present years has driven the United States to undertake actions in response. The relationship of Washington with Beijing is continuously dominated by anxiety over the future development in China. According to the observers around the world, the circle of the U.S policy, as well as the experts, are debating on the intentions of Beijing with its new status in the global system, and the development plans that Washington should adopt. That is China has remained in a riddle for the United States since Washington is in need of Beijing’s support and cooperation on matters such as anti-terrorism, and climate change. Nevertheless, Washington is continuously anxious and remains watchful over the intention of China to establish a new world order (Ming-Te & Liu, 2011). That is the new world order involves the failure of U.S political and economic influence around the world. This leads to the possible changes to the Bretton Wood system as well as power sharing with China (Ming-Te & Liu, 2011).
Since the proposal of the G-2 fell short due to the reluctance of China to enter into the partnership, the United States has speculative reasons over the intentions of Beijing. It implies that the Sino-U.S relations are the most influential relations in the near future. Therefore, all other sets of state affairs may be considered under the framework of the Sino-US (Ming-Te & Liu, 2011). Moreover, the rise of China is the most profound in the Southeast Asia. Hence, it was the challenging ground of Sino-US relations in the new era. When this was combined with the great power balancing of ASEAN, the competition between Beijing and Washington is likely to be unavoidable. Therefore, the return of President Obama to Asia is a step towards a clear set of U.S foreign policy with china as the central focus. The United States and China are currently engaged in economic growth and calculated rivalry in Southeast Asia.
References
Ming-Te, H. & Liu, T. (2011). Sino-U.S. Strategic Competition in Southeast Asia: China’s Rise and U.S. Foreign Policy Transformation since 9/11. Political Perspectives, 5(3), 96-119. Retrieved from http://www.politicalperspectives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sino-US-strategic-competition1.pdf
Schreer, B. (2015). The new US National Security Strategy, China, and the Asian rebalance | The Strategist. The Strategist. Retrieved 8 January 2017, from https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-new-us-national-security-strategy-china-and-the-asian-rebalance/
