The United States to give up to return to Asia-Pacific Australia experts anxious: This will allow China to take the initiative

The United States to give up to return to Asia-Pacific Australia experts anxious: This will allow China to take the initiative

"Return to Asia-Pacific" "Asia-Pacific rebalance", these Obama's efforts to promote the strategy has been "officially dead." Local time on the 13th, the US State Department Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton (Chinese name Dong Yunchang) announced the news. She said that the Trump government's Asia-Pacific policy will have a new program, but it is not yet formed. Dong Yung-chun made the remarks when US Secretary of State Tillerson opened his first trip to Asia. He arrived in Japan on the 15th and will visit South Korea and China in the following days. The outside world is very concerned about his words and deeds, apparently hope to find a clue about the new US Asia-Pacific policy.
Dong Yunchang is responsible for East Asian affairs in the US Department of State. US Defense News Network reported on the 14th, when talking about the Trump government's Asia-Pacific policy, she told reporters on the 13th, "return to Asia-Pacific, Asia-Pacific rebalancing are all the Obama administration's Asian policy words, you can expect The new government will have its own program. " She said that although the program has not yet seen anything in the details, but it is certain that the Obama administration's "return to Asia-Pacific" strategy has been "officially dead."
That does not mean that the United States will give up Asia. When asked about the future of the strategy, Dong said that the Trump government realized that the Asia-Pacific region had great economic potential and that the United States would increase its participation in Asia-Pacific and continue to live and remain alive in Asia. The United States will promote fair and free trade in Asia, handle security issues in North Korea and other regions, and continue to promote a constructive, rule-based, peaceful and stable Asian order. Fudan University Institute of International Studies executive vice president Wu Xinbo 15 days of the "Global Times" reporter said that not follow the government's policy is the US political culture, even the same thing will not use the same language.
Dong Yunchang in expressing this position particularly talked about China. She said that the United States will develop "results-oriented" relations with China, including favoring the interests of the American people and urging China to comply with international norms. "This constructive relationship is based on the common interests of both parties," Dong said, "We hope to engage in constructive discussions with China in order to focus on problematic areas and make progress."
Wu Xinbo told the "Global Times" reporter, Trump government and the Obama administration's attitude towards the Asia-Pacific region has two major differences. First, the diplomatic strategy of the two governments is different. Asia-Pacific issues in the Obama administration's global strategy is more prominent, when Obama tried to reshape the power structure of the Asia-Pacific. But for the Trump government, his main focus will be on the Middle East, such as the fight against "Islamic countries" and so on. In addition, Northeast Asia will be his focus. Second, the concerns of the two governments are different. The Obama administration is very concerned about the leadership and status of the United States. Trump government is more concerned about "doing their own thing" - that is, to strengthen the United States itself. For the time being, the Trump government has not invested too much in the Asia-Pacific region.
Some Western scholars have warned the Trump government that the "Asia-Pacific rebalancing" strategy is dead. The United States Department of State and the Department of Defense have not yet arranged for the Asia-Pacific policy of the candidates, "policy vacuum" may bring instability factors, the US Defense News Network said. Trump government quickly to Obama's Asia-Pacific policy to make a complete negative expression may have a direct negative effect, so that China has the opportunity to take the initiative in the Asia-Pacific affairs.
In fact, the United States has launched operations in Asia Pacific. On the evening of 15, Secretary of State Tillerson's plane landed at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. "Voice of Germany" commented that Tilleson first visited Asia, aimed at strengthening cooperation with Japan and South Korea to deal with the DPRK nuclear threat. At the same time, it also shows that "the United States preferred" does not mean that the United States diplomatically quit Asia. For the restless allies, or can provide some comfort.
According to Japan's TBS television reported that Tilleson will visit the Japanese Prime Minister Abe on the 16th, and then with the Japanese side of the field Tianxiong talks. The two sides are expected to confirm the strengthening of the Japan-US alliance, as well as the DPRK nuclear issue on Japan and the United States and South Korea the importance of coordination and cooperation. Reuters on the 15th, said Tillerson will discuss with the Japanese side in the country to deploy "Sad" the possibility. The Trump government is revising its policy towards the DPRK and exploring all options, including the use of force.
After the trip to Japan, Tillerson will visit South Korea on the 17th. "Japan and South Korea want to know that the United States will continue to provide defense protection for both countries," he said to the Associated Press, director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies at the Temple University in Tokyo. At the same time, it will show a certain amount in dealing with relations with China and North Korea. The degree of sensitivity and diplomatic skills.
After that, Tillerson will visit China from 18 to 19. The United States, "Washington Post" reported on the 15th, the DPRK nuclear issue has become the first task of the Trump government. Tillerson's trip to Asia will explore and coordinate the strategy of coping with the DPRK nuclear issue. In China, Tillerson will persuade China to use economic forces to contain Pyongyang's missile development program. In addition, his mission in China also includes the dissatisfaction of China with the Trump government. Trump repeatedly claimed that China had stolen jobs in the United States during the campaign and questioned a Chinese policy. Although Trump and his aides later recovered from China's problems, Tillerson would be skeptical to China in the first high-level visit to China, and lay the groundwork for further development of bilateral relations.