Region Reconsiders China's Economic, Military Might

by Anthony Kuhn, NPR

China's growing economic and military power is causing countries in the Asia-Pacific area to reconsider their own positions in the region. Australia is a key case. It's trying to find a new balance between the region's current dominant power, the United States, and the area's re-emerging power, China.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 15, 2009