This effort rests on four pillars.The first is America’s longstanding commitment to a set of principles that helped to advance peace and security in the region in the twentieth century. As a Pacific power, the US has an abiding national interest in a just international order that emphasizes states’ rights and responsibilities and their fidelity to the rule of law; open access for all to the global commons of sea, air, space, and cyberspace; unimpeded economic development and commerce; and resolving conflict without the use of force.
四大支柱支撑着亚太战略调整的努力。首先是美国对20世纪成功推动该地区和平安全的一整套处事原则的长期坚持。美国身为一个太平洋大国，在强调国家权利责任和法治忠诚度；开放全球公共海洋、天空、太空和网络空间；不受束缚地发展商业经济；以及避免使用武力解决冲突的公正的国际秩序中拥有永恒不变的国家利益。上述原则可以并且应当支持今天整个地区强劲的经济、外交和军事关系。