ToassertitsleadershipinAsia,theU.S.isusingJapan,SouthKorea,andotheralliesto“counterChina'sgrowinginfluenceinAsia,”saidRommelBanlaoi,presidentofthePhilippineSocietyforInternationalSecurityStudies,duringanexclusiveinterviewwithChinaNewsNetwork.
BanlaoialsopointedoutthattheU.S.is"contributingalottothecomplicationsofissuesintheSouthChinaSea.”(GanTian)