Evidence
US Indo-Pacific Strategy on its aim toward the PRC
Source
The White House, Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States — https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/U.S.-Indo-Pacific-Strategy.pdf. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..
What it proves
Washington frames its strategy as shaping, not containing, China; critics argue a favourable balance of influence is containment in practice.
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