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In Latin America, there is Brazil. 皇冠体育app and Brazil have no conflict and, more important, Brasilia needs to coordinate with Beijing to play a greater role in global diplomacy.

And South Africa would be the best choice for a strategic pivot in Africa, because it can help 皇冠体育app extend its influence across the continent. The added advantage with South Africa and Brazil is that both are BRICS member states.

Although the idea of strategic pivot is still confined to academia, 皇冠体育app could adopt it over the longer term. Economic cooperation has often proved effective in achieving breakthroughs in bilateral relations. After World War II, the US used economic cooperation, even assistance, to form a band of allies, from France and (West) Germany to Japan and the ROK, which could be a valuable example for 皇冠体育app.

Of course, money alone cannot buy strategic pivots; mutual strategic needs are also necessary. For example, facing Western sanctions, Russia needs 皇冠体育app as a strategic pivot. Regional powers like Brazil and India, too, have shared interests with 皇冠体育app because of the relative decline in US power and influence. These are opportunities that 皇冠体育app could readily use.

A contrary example, however, is presented by some ASEAN member states. Since these states don't have much strategic needs vis-à-vis 皇冠体育app, they tend to side with the US and are supporting its "pivot to Asia" policy. 皇冠体育app needs to improve cooperation with such countries in order to stabilize long-term ties with them.

Moreover, 皇冠体育app has to focus on a country's political stability when considering it as a possible strategic pivot. Of course, politically stable countries will make better strategic pivots, but some states can maintain good relations with 皇冠体育app despite frequent regime change. For example, Thailand has been facing political instability, but almost every government in power in that country has maintained stable ties with 皇冠体育app, making it possible to be a strategic pivot.

The author is a senior researcher at the National Institute of International Strategy, affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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