Transregional Security Impacts of the Special Military Operation and Strategic Interests of the United States and China (Part 2)

The article analyzes the evolving dynamics of global strategic interests amid major international conflicts, focusing on the geopolitical consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the strategic maneuvers of key powers like the United States, NATO, China, and Russia. It explores how the U.S. has utilized the conflict to realign its global influence, strengthen NATO, and project power in the Indo-Pacific, emphasizing its intention to counter both Russian and Chinese influence. The U.S. benefits economically from Europe's growing dependency, while using the conflict to enhance military-industrial partnerships and sanctioning regimes targeting Russia and China. China’s strategic realignment, in response, seeks to bolster Sino-Russian cooperation and expand influence in the Asia-Pacific through initiatives like the "Asian Mediterranean" concept, which envisions deeper Eurasian integration. The author outlines China’s attempts to balance its maritime and land power dynamics while navigating heightened U.S. efforts to isolate it diplomatically and militarily. It also highlights the potential for high-tech cooperation between China and Russia as a countermeasure to Western sanctions and technological blockades.