Asia | Asian geopolitics

Reinventing the Indo-Pacific

A new super-region is taking shape—mainly to counter Chinese aggression

Jan 4th 2023|SINGAPORE, TOKYO and WASHINGTON, DC

Until a few years ago, the term “Indo-Pacific” was hardly uttered in international affairs. Now many countries have adopted so-called Indo-Pacific strategies, including America, Australia, Britain, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and even Mongolia. South Korea joined the pack in December. The main Asian holdout is China, which scorns the phrase. That is key to understanding what the Indo-Pacific is all about.

This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Reinventing the Indo-Pacific”