America’s pivot to Asia—essentially a refocusing of global and strategic priorities after concluding wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and a wider “global war on terror”—is much more evolutionary than reactionary to any specific Chinese move in the Asia-Pacific. While the pivot to Asia is certainly more complex than just a military or strategic adjustment, at its core it is an attempt to keep pace with the rapid modernization of China’s military and shift in strategic doctrine.
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