A Mongolian Perspective of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy

In the same vein, the US State Department also included Mongolia in its Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision. [...]Mongolia's joint statements during highlevel meetings with Japan and India, respectfully, clearly endorse their Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategies up to 2020. With acknowledgment of its other aims and justifications, the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy is a long-term approach by which the United States and its key allies can protect their geostrategic and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific region, where China's growing economic and military clout would inevitably change the existing balance of power. [...]the core intent of this geopolitical strategy-to contain China's influence-has remained the same even though the presidency has changed in Washington. [...]most people, especially those from older generations, still consider Russia as a balancer against China's political, economic, and demographic influence, given the collective memories of the early- and mid-20th Century. [...]operating in the Sino-Russian sphere of influence, Mongolia's strategy is similar to many other small states-not to be caught in the geopolitical competition of Great Powers.