Recently, Hu Bo, director of the "South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program", pointed out in China News Agency's "East-West Question·China Dialogue" that the attitudes of Asia-Pacific countries towards the US Indo-Pacific strategy are divided into two categories. Japan and Australia are tied to the United States in terms of strategic security. , South Korea and Southeast Asian countries are reluctant to choose sides.
Most Southeast Asian countries have a tradition of independent diplomacy, but Japan and Australia do not.
In addition to the US behind the push, this also has a lot to do with the positioning and judgment of Japan and Australia.
For example, Australia does not actually have any conflict of geopolitical interests with China, but it is overly anxious about China's development and thinks that China will harm Australia's interests, which is completely imaginary.
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]