America's Waning Influence In East Asia

America's stick-first approach of engaging in threats and sanctions has resulted in the country being perceived as a bully. America's 70-year leadership in the Pacific Theater is slowly waning and for evidence, we examine what has happened since President Biden took office.

At the Eastern Economic Forum 2022 in Vladivostok this week, a clever play on Davos's World Economic Forum's name, Russia hosted 58 foreign states, including large delegations from South Korea, China, Japan, and India. The American media ignored the conference, focusing instead on Trump's legal troubles and writing puff pieces about how President Putin is weakening back home.