American foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific region

One of the most important goals of American foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific region is to retain and grow our alliances in order to contain China’s aggressive rise.

The key nation-states are Australia, India and Japan. These three alone will go a long way in allowing for the forward deployment of American military forces throughout the region. In addition, the armed forces of these countries would give America crucial support in any armed conflict with China. The Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam should be added to this list to help ensure an open South China Sea and to control the existing ocean gap that currently allows China to move their naval forces far out in the Western Pacific and directly threaten the American homeland, especially Hawaii. It should also be stated that these Indo-Pacific countries could not balance against China without the aid of America. These nation-states need America as much as America needs them.