The possibility that Southeast Asia’s governments might begin to play America and China off against each other is one of the concerns that most animates the latest US quadrennial defense review, which is intended to “focus on the Pacific Ocean” in awareness of China’s growing naval power. Undoubtedly, the US will try to build closer ties with Indonesia through greater military cooperation, because Indonesia borders the region’s key sea lines of communications.
东南亚各国政府在中美两国之间开始采取借力打力的战略的可能性成为美国最近一次四年一度的国防评估中的热门论题之一。这次评估在意识到中国日趋强大的海军实力的前提下，力图“关注太平洋地区”。毫无疑问，美国将会通过更大范围的军事合作与印尼建立更为密切的关系，因为印尼邻近该地区重要的海运航路。