After consolidating its military ties in the region it is developing an economic strategy to ensure complete dominance of the Asia Pacific

The 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Hawaii came at a time when the world economy is still fragile. As the host, the United States devoted ample enthusiasm to the meeting and expected a range of key results to be attained, as the Asia-Pacific region is becoming increasingly prominent in Washington's foreign strategy, thanks to its extremely important geopolitical and strategic implications.

On the eve of the APEC meeting, Hillary Clinton said that the US and its European allies had successfully established the post-war transatlantic system, and now a trans-Pacific system is needed.