The Indo Pacific theatre of war – A new strategic balancing act

For the several decades post WW2, the Americans were the number One super power that ruled the Indo Pacific theatre of war. American forces were based in Japan, S Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Australia, plus the military fortresses in Guam, Hawaii and several Pacific Island and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. These military bases were bolstered by the presence of the 7^th Fleet with hundreds of warplanes and thousands of marines ready to fight wars in any corner of the Indo Pacific region.

No country in Asia is able to meet these over powering military forces of the American Empire. China lives precariously under constant threat of a preemptive strike and invasion by the American forces. The Americans were haughty enough to sail their aircraft carriers into the Straits of Taiwan to threaten China with impunity. Needless to say, smaller countries like N Korea and Iran were easy meat and could be invaded at any moment just like the poor Arab countries. Asean countries at best are to shut up and live with the might and fear of the American Empire or become running dog of the Americans.

While N Korea and Iran could not do much to fend off the American threat as it is a no brainer who would be blasted out of the surface of the earth if the Americans attacked them. The imbalance of military power is so stark that both countries could only hope to build some nuclear weapons to do a die die together with the Americans as a little insurance and deterrence, however feeble is the attempt.

China would not sit idly by and continue to endure the military threats and bullying of the Evil American Empire. The Taiwan Strait Incident and the mindless and irresponsible missile attack on Chinese Embassy in Belgrade by the Evil American Empire was the last straw. China must build up its military forces to defend itself and prevent a repeat of such incidents fast.

China came up with the anti access and area denial strategy, AAAD to keep the Americans at bay. This strategy called for the development of anti aircraft carrier missiles to force the Americans to keep them far away from China’s coast. China succeeded with the deployment of D21 and D26 anti ship missiles that made the American carrier attack groups irrelevant and ineffective in launching an attack on China mainland. The 7^th Fleet is no longer in the equation of containing and threatening China with military force.

The Americans are very unhappy with this change of military balance. Their only forces that could pose a threat to China are the land bases in Japan and South Korea. The bases in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and once Taiwan, have been booted out. The American strategic interest to be able to continue to threaten China is to establish more forward bases in Asean countries, stupid countries that would allow American to base their soldiers and military hardware to conduct wars with China.

What does this mean? At the onset of hostility and war, these land bases would be the first to be destroyed by Chinese missiles based in China and now in the South China Sea. Chinese missiles have effective range to strike all the American bases in S Korea, Japan/Okinawa, Guam and Diego Garcia, and all the Asean states. Thus, hosting American bases would risk these countries to be on the front line of a Sino American war and be the first to be hit. How many thinking or unthinking govt would want to take this risk when the Evil Americans are constantly provoking wars and seeking to start wars even with China?

The price to pay for hosting American bases is very steep and only foolish countries would want to do that. The Okinawans knew of this threat and want to chase the Americans out of their islands but to no avail as Japan is a semi colony of the American Empire and cannot say no. Also, the Okinawans were not really Japanese and are dispensable. The situation is the same as in S Korea, another semi American colony.

The Philippines were the smartest and knew the risk and sent the Americans packing home from Clark and Subic Bases. Vietnam did the same by chasing the Americans from their homeland. But things are changing again with little countries and their little interests and willing to be courted by the Americans to open their countries to host American bases. Between stupidity and genius is a fine line. Or is it between stupidity and delusion is a fine line?

The Americans are desperately seeking countries to be their forward military bases to conduct wars of aggression and to maintain American dominance and the American Empire in the Indo Pacific theatre of war.  The Australians would always be a willing partner as they regard themselves as European western powers. So is New Zealand, understandable as they are Europeans sitting on stolen lands from the natives.  India is wavering but reluctant to become an American semi colony due to Indian pride as an emerging world power.

Who else is silly enough to want to be the gun fodder of the American Empire, to die for the American Empire? The Evil American Empire will be holding the poison flower to woo any willing partner to be their front line soldiers in the defence of the American Empire.