A Shifting American Alliance in the AsiaPacific: Between Chinese and American Power and Trust

　　Abstract:The strategic pillar of America’s AsiaPacific Strategy is its regional alliance,while mobilizing its allies to make changes or reforms is a key means through which the USimplements its strategy in the regionIn recent years,change in the USAsiaPacific alliance has been particularly evidentRelatively speaking,the most convincing argument is that SinoUSrelations are the primary driver behind the shifting USAsiaPacific AllianceMore specifically,as a result of the influence of the gap in power between the US and China and the low levels of trust,both positions of containment and engagement emerge in America’s strategy towards China,leading to changes in the strength of the American AsiaPacific AllianceAmerica’s strategy towards China is the centerpiece of its strategy in the AsiaPacific,and in managing China’s rise,America does not operate aloneAmerica must mobilize a shift on the part of its alliesDepending on howAmerica’s policy towards China shifts towards stronger containment or engagement,its AsiaPacific Alliance will exhibit the following trends: development towards a NATOstyle grouping,emergence of chain of allied islands,a flying geese pattern of allies,and a movement towards a Helsinki style agreement