The Trump administration on Jan. 12 declassified a U.S. national security document that outlines its strategy for working with regional partners and allies to confront China’s threats to the Indo-Pacific region. Laid out in a 10-page document with some redactions, the policy, known as the U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific, highlights Taiwan’s role in combating the Chinese regime’s military aggression. The strategy is part of the Trump administration’s broader national security policy first disclosed in 2017, in which he called for a “free and open Indo-Pacific.” “Beijing is increasingly pressuring Indo-Pacific nations to subordinate their freedom and sovereignty to a ‘common destiny’ envisioned by the Chinese Communist Party,” national security adviser Robert O’Brien said in a memo dated Jan. 5 that accompanied the declassified document. “The U.S. approach is different. We seek to ensure that our allies and partners … can preserve and protect their sovereignty.” The document was …
US Indo-Pacific Strategy to Confront Beijing’s Threats Revealed in Declassified Document
January 13, 2021
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