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Download or read book Canada as a 21st Century Pacific Power written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most immediately, Canada must develop a strategic approach to manage its position between the United States and China as the two superpowers' relations are conflictual and Canada finds itself under pressure to 'choose sides.' Central to this approach is the need to demonstrate to Asia Pacific countries that Canada is an independent actor. [...] Concurrently, uncertainty and instability in the Asia Pacific - whether in the form of trade tensions between the United States and China, a deterioration in bilateral relations between Canada and China, or a creeping militarization of issues ranging from the South China Sea to India-controlled Kashmir - have grown and continue to expand. [...] CANADA AS A 21ST CENTURY PACIFIC POWER: TOWARD 'BROAD DIVERSIFICATION' IN ASIA 29 BUILDING A 2020 CANADA-ASIA STRATEGY SECURITY With regard to security, the most pressing challenges Canada faces in the Asia Pacific are 1) conflict between the U. S. and China, 2) conflict in the South China Sea, 3) conflict on the Korean Peninsula, 4) conflict between China and Taiwan, and 5) non-traditional securi [...] While none of these challenges - with the possible exception of terrorism - presents a direct domestic challenge to Canada, each has the potential to destabilize the Asian region (undermining Canada's other national interests, such as economic development and stature), to split the region along opposing sides, and/or to draw Canada into a conflict scenario where it has much to lose and little to g [...] Indeed, while Canada has been a leader in some cases toward Asian affairs (most notably with its decision to normalize relations with the PRC before the U. S.), it has traditionally looked to the U. S. (and EU) for policy direction within the region.18 Concurrently, the U. S. has looked to Canada as a natural partner to advance its own foreign affairs, even when the rationality of doing so is not.
