The balance of power is shifting in Asia, and China is gaining on the US
The gap between Chinese and US influence in Asia has narrowed, a reflection of an ongoing rebalance in the region and of political decisions in both countries.
The US still tops this year's Asia Power Index, compiled by the Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank. First released in 2018, the index now draws on three years of data based on military, economic, diplomatic, and resource indicators.
But US's standing has waned by almost all of those measures. Its 10-point lead over China in 2018 has been halved.
The spread of COVID-19 has caused tumult recently, but deterioration of the regional order, China's rise, and President Donald Trump's often alienating approach are trends visible in 2018 and that have "accelerated through the course of the three iterations," lead researcher Hervé Lemahieu told Insider in an interview.
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