An honour guard ahead of the US-Japan defence ministers bilateral meeting on March 16, 2021 at the Japan Ministry of Defense in Tokyo. Photo by DAVID MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.

An honour guard ahead of the US-Japan defence ministers bilateral meeting on March 16, 2021 at the Japan Ministry of Defense in Tokyo. Photo by DAVID MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.

Clarity of Conviction but Harnessing Competition Is Key

Cooperation with China by the US and its Asia region allies may be hampered by divergent conceptions of international order, but tensions can be productive.

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  • 19 Mar 2021
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