New US #IndoPacific #Strategy!
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"The #PRC..pursues a sphere of influence in the Indo-#Pacific & seeks to become the world’s most influential power. The PRC’s coercion & aggression spans the globe, but..is most acute in..Indo-Pacific."
#INDOPACIFIC: The Region by the #s
♦ #POPULATION: Over half the world’s people, including 58% of youth
♦ #ECONOMY: 60% of global GDP
♦ #GROWTH: 2/3 of global economic growth
♦ #GEOGRAPHY: 65% of the world’s oceans &🌊 25% of its land
>#STRATEGY: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
From the new U.S. #IndoPacific #Strategy:
"The United States is the leading international provider
of education to students from the Indo-#Pacific—nearly 68% of international students studying in the United States hail from the region..."
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"2-way trade between the US & the region totaled $1.75 trillion in 2020, & it supports >5MM #IndoPacific jobs. FDI from the US totaled >$969B in 2020 & has nearly doubled in the last decade."
US Indo-#Pacific #Strategy details region's critical importance:whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
"US remains the #1 investment partner in #ASEAN member countries—investing >...next 3...combined. And the United States is the primary exporter of services to the region, which, in turn, fuels regional growth."
From the #IndoPacific #Strategy of the US:
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"#Integrated #deterrence will be the cornerstone of our approach.
We will more tightly integrate our efforts across #warfighting domains & the spectrum of conflict to ensure that the US, alongside our allies & partners, can dissuade or #defeat #aggression in any form or domain."
"We will also work... to maintain #peace & stability in the #TaiwanStrait, including by supporting #Taiwan’s self-#defense capabilities, to ensure an environment in which Taiwan’s #future is determined peacefully in accordance with the wishes & best interests of Taiwan’s people."
Among "ten core lines of effort in the next 12 to 24 months":
"We will open new embassies & consulates, particularly in SEAsia & the #Pacific Islands, & increase our strength in existing ones...
expand @USCG presence & cooperation in SE & S #Asia & the #PacificIslands...."
More action items from #IndoPacific #Strategy:
"We will also expand the role of people-to-people exchange, including the @PeaceCorps.
Within the U.S. government, we will ensure we have the necessary capacity & expertise to meet the region’s challenges."
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Key emphasis in new U.S. #IndoPacific #Strategy:
"The US will defend our interests, deter #military aggression against our own country & our allies & partners—including across the #Taiwan Strait—& promote regional #security...."
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#AUKUS is both an #Allied destination (#SSNs) & a journey (big benefits along the way):
"in addition, we will deepen cooperation & enhance interoperability through a concrete program of work on advanced capabilities, including #cyber, #AI, #quantum tech & undersea capabilities."
"We have entered a consequential new period of American foreign policy that will demand more of the
US in the #IndoPacific than has been asked of us since..[#WorldWarII].Our vital interests in the region have become ever-clearer just as they have become more difficult to protect"
"The #IndoPacific’s future depends on the choices we make now. The *DECISIVE DECADE* before us will
determine..whether we can sustain the principles of openness, transparency & inclusivity that have fueled the region’s success."
#THREAD
#DecadeOfDanger:
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