What is US pivot to East policy?

US pivot to East policy implies America's shift in diplomatic, economic and military policy shift towards Asia (from from Europe and Middle East)

Moves:

1) The United States shifted 2,500 Marines to a base in northern Australia.

2) TPP  (Washington's most ambitious trade proposals in years).

3) To contain China's aggressive Navy in the South China sea.

• China has invited Asian countries to join Beijing in framing a security governance model with “Asian features” to counter the U.S. ‘rebalance’ to the region.
• Washington has dubbed the growing Chinese assertion as a danger to “freedom of navigation” which could hamper the $5.3 trillion trade passing through the South China Sea.
• China has objected outside powers, or internationalisation, for resolving differences among Asian countries