Abstract
American’s policy of ‘De-Hyphenation in South Asia’ was replaced by ‘Rebalance Asia Pacific’ in 2012. America’s heavy diplomatic, economic and military engagements in Asia Pacific, as dictated by the latter, led to an impression that it was aimed at countering China in Asia Pacific as a likely challenger, revisionist, and a Peer Competitor in particular and all over the world in general. A critical analysis of the real nature of Chinese rise and American decline and its impacts on the existing world order; the differences between Westphalian and Sino-Sphere visions and their conflicting dynamics with regard to ‘Rebalance’; the real motives behind the shift in America’s Foreign Policy in Asia Pacific are major concerns of this research paper.