A number of Asian countries have already started building mutually beneficial security cooperation on a bilateral basis, thereby laying the groundwork for a potential web of interlocking strategic partnerships. A constellation of Asian states linked by strategic cooperation, in fact, has become critical to help institute power stability in the region.
在美国依然保持其亚洲安全基石作用的情况下，第三和第四种状况也可能出现。各亚洲国家也开始构建多边安全互助合作，并为未来形成一个连锁的战略合作伙伴关系打下了基础。事实上，一连串由战略合作连接起来的亚洲国家，对于实现地区实力稳定是极为关键的。