US can’t rely on military prowess to counter China in Asia, despite partnership with Japan, South Korea
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Recognising that traditional, highly centralised military alliances like Nato might not be the best fit today, the US has turned to minilateral security arrangements. However, in countering China, Washington’s ‘integrated deterrence’ strategy has three weaknesses.