US Allies In The Asia-Pacific Region Scrambling To Re-Arm Themselves

Zero Hedge/Epoch Times: A Prelude To War 

While the Biden administration’s weakness and decline in military readiness concerning China goes unreported or under-reported in the United States, those nations most vulnerable to Chinese aggression and intimidation are aware of the rising risk of war. 

When nations assess their national security status, they analyze all alliances and associations, including military, economic, etc. A critical aspect of that analysis will be the United States and its ability and willingness to fulfill its strategic security obligations.  

Fading US Security Guarantees in the Region 

Today, those obligations, first and foremost, involve the threats that China and its de facto proxy, North Korea, pose to the region. Every national security advisor or minister of defense in the Asia-Pacific region that relies on U.S. security guarantees must ask themselves, “Are we as secure today as we were yesterday under American security guarantees?”  

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WNU Editor: Everyone outside the U.S., Canada, and the EU is seeing what I am seeing. A decline in US influence, commitment, diplomacy, and the ability to quickly respond to a crisis. 

Last week's brokered deal by China between Iran and Saudi Arabia is a case in point. In the past the US would be centered stage in such a deal. No more now. 

In the case of Asia. When America's allies look at the US they see a lot of rhetoric, but very little if any follow-up. That is why every U.S. ally in Asia is scrambling right now to boost their defense budgets. They are also shoring up their military and political alliances. They know the US is now limited on what it can do, and in the face of a more assertive and aggressive China, everyone is now responding to this new geopolitical environment.

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