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Abstract:
According to Andrew Scobell and Larry M. Wortzel In the 21st century the Asian-Pacific region threatens to supplant Europe as the region of paramount national security interest to the United States. With the People's Republic of China as the world's most populous nation and the United States as it's most dominant the current and future impact on the Asia-Pacific region will be both profound and contentious. The competition for economic advantage in the region will exacerbate political economic and military tensions as the People's Republic of China and the other nations in the region broaden their elements of national power and influence. As for the People's Republic of China's military its sheer potential power and focus on modernization provides the region with a reason to be concerned rational and thoughtful. Within this mix of economic and military expansionism the vital dynamic of time becomes significant. It is Asia's history to view time over a prolonged period as a resource to be managed to an ultimate and successful conclusion. The long term implications to the United States and the Asia-Pacific region will set the stage for a future point in history that may lead to armed conflict or at a very minimum China evolved into the preeminent and hegemonic regional power.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
| Description: |
Strategy research project |
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25 |
| Report Date: |
18 MAR 2005 |
| Report Number: |
A956234 |
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