U.S Engagement in Asia: Approaching China Through Cooperation and Mutual Interests Post Obama Leaderships

Abstract

In November 2015, U.S President Barrack Obama visited Asia and Pacific in his ninth trip to the dynamic region. It reflects the growing importance of the region to U.S. national interests and the Administration’s commitment to advancing decision makers broader regional strategy, known as the U.S Rebalance Policy. With nearly half of the earth’s population, one-third of global GDP, and some of the worlds most capable militaries, Asia and the Pacific region is increasingly the world’s political and economic center of gravity. The region’s dynamic, expanding trade and investment, growing ranks of capable powers, and increasing people-to-people ties with the U.S present extraordinary opportunities that administration is leveraging. The writer is examining the U.S Rebalance in Asia in analytical description in order to understand the framework of U.S and China relations post Obama presidency in the framework of human security. U.S deepened actively its engagement with China at every level under President Obama leadership in order to maximize its strategic cooperation on areas of mutual interest while confronting and managing disagreements, mostly in South China Sea and East China Sea. It’s important to recognize the long-term trends that increasingly anchor this complex relationship as understanding how U.S approaches China, how far the progress going on, and how the future of regional security architecture can be built together.