China may not be the most powerful force in the world yet, but definitely it’s the most powerful and a growing aggresive force in Asia. Its soft power and influence are what will complicate American’s foreign policy there. Think that the US can buy and retain allies there that easy? Think again, since the US will have to compete with China very hard in this region. China’s influence throughout South East Asia is powerful, deep and complex that the US will find that it can be treacherous and risky endeavor to engage. China pour billions of dollars to the region and has close relationships and support networks of corruptions that can disrupt reliable relationships with the US. China also play the role of supporter of the corrupt ruling class and dictatorship regimes as the likes in Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, for China’s interests.
Nations there regularly have to bow down to China’s pressures. In an example below, you see that some countries Americans take for granted as our allies: the Philippines, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam bow down to China’s boycott of the Nobel Peace prize ceremony:
