The security concerns that have animated this diplomacy are forging a broad coalition, bringing in not only the region’s democracies, but also countries like Vietnam, which is embroiled in its own territorial dispute with China that centers on maritime oil exploration. Even India, which has been cautious about deepening its security ties with the US, has now embraced the idea of regional mutual defense – not only with America, but also with Japan and other East Asian countries.
促成这一外交政策的安全担忧引发了广泛的联盟，参与的不仅有区域民主国家，还有同样卷入以海上石油勘探为核心的对华领土争端的越南等国。就连一向对深化与美国安全关系持谨慎态度的印度现在也已接受地区双边防御的理念——结盟对象不仅包括美国，也包括东亚国家和日本。