Everyone is afraid of China, which remains relatively peaceable, but no longer bothers to conceal its growing military capacity. With no pan-Asian security architecture expected to emerge in the near future, the West’s departure from the region is generating a security vacuum.
与此同时，亚洲正饱受东海和南海领土纠纷加剧的困扰，各国纷纷拿出昔日主张宣示主权。东亚和南亚卷入了军备竞赛，主要是海军竞赛。所有人都忌惮中国。中国仍保持着平和的姿态，但已不再隐瞒其日益增长的军事实力。短期内不会有泛亚洲安全安排出现，在这样的情况下，西方的离去会给该地区造成安全真空。