Beijing and its apologists in other countries had been arguing strenuously that the theory that China poses a threat was false, but the bullying face which China has now shown has heightened East Asian countries 'vigilance against the threat from China, and will increase their support for the US, because many Southeast Asian countries very much admire the stand the US is taking.
北京及其在各國的代言人以往曾努力辯稱「中國威脅論」是假的，這一次中共霸權嘴臉的表露，使亞太國家對中國的威脅更具警覺，支持美國的程度會加強，因為很多東南亞的國家非常欣賞美國的堅決立場與效果表態。