"The U.S. must not shrink from its leadership role in the international order, according to a new Asia Foundation report released today. Asian Views on America?s Role in Asia: The Future of the Rebalance is the Foundation?s signature foreign policy initiative bringing together diverse, distinct perspectives from influential Asian foreign policy specialists and thought leaders. The report arrives on the eve of possibly the greatest change in American foreign policy in Asia since the end of World War II. One of the principal conclusions of the report is that most Asians believe that a robust, sustained, and consistent U.S. diplomatic, economic, and security presence in the region is essential. President-elect Donald Trump will find a complex set of issues to address in the dynamic and divergent region, including pressing inter-Asian tensions, expectations of Asian leaders and the broader public about America?s role, as well as rising powers eager to set their own agendas. In contrast to the majority of Asia policy projects in the U.S. which limit the inquiry to American views, the report emphasizes the views of Asians, not only foreign policy luminaries, but also an emerging younger generation of leaders, including from civil society and policy institutes. The Asia Foundation report is formulated as a set of strategic recommendations—including a concise top 10—for the new administration on U.S. foreign policy priorities in Asia. These are: Maintain a strong American presence in the Asia Pacific; Support Asian regional architecture; Ratify TPP; Rethink U.S. strategy on the Korean peninsula; Pursue a balanced approach towards China; Ratify UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; Work with India to address South Asian security; Do not abandon Afghanistan; Play a leading role in nontraditional security; and Continue to project American ?soft power.”