To assert its leadership in Asia, the U.S. is using Japan, South Korea, and other allies to “counter China's growing influence in Asia,” said Rommel Banlaoi, president of the Philippine Society for International Security Studies, during an exclusive interview with China News Network.

Banlaoi also pointed out that the U.S.is "contributing a lot to the complications of issues in the South China Sea.”(Gan Tian)

编辑：王瑜