Craig Singleton, a former U.S. diplomat, is the senior director of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
For decades, stability in the Indo-Pacific rested on a simple assumption: If the regional balance came under serious strain, the United States would lead the response. Choices in Beijing and Washington are now testing that premise, prompting governments across Asia to assume more responsibility for their countries’ security before Chinese pressure forces their hand.
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