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P266
Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Russia will initially combine to contain China in East Asia

What Jiang said

“It's possible that in the beginning, um in East Asia, maybe Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Russia combine to contain China because they see China as the hegemon”

Analysis

In East Asia, multiple nations including the US and Russia may initially combine to contain China's rising power.

Source lecture

• Game Theory #15

Status history

• 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)

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