Modern geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region are changing rapidly, and China's increasing assertiveness is becoming a key challenge to the stableness of the region. As indicated [in an article published in abroad Affairs](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/case-pacific-defence-pact-ely-ratner), it is time for the United States, together with key allies, to establish a formal defence pact. specified an alliance, which was to bear the working name **Pacific defence Pact**, although erstwhile considered impracticable, present is both possible and essential in the face of Beijing's ambition of regional dominance and possible military threats, including a possible invasion of Taiwan by 2027, as CIA manager William Burns noted.
