Mar 21,2014 Topics of the Month Sino-US Relations – 3 Obama’s Trip to Asia—How to Deal with China in the “Gray Zone” President Obama’s visit next month to four East Asian allies and partners almost certainly will feature conversations on how to deal with Chinese incremental territorial expansion at its neighbors’ expense. Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Malaysia are all disputants in recent […] Robert Sutter Anti-submarine warfare , gray zone , rebalance , salami slicing , Second Thomas Shoal , security integration , Southeast Asia