According to Art, China's domination of the Korean peninsula and a significant portion of Southeast Asia would not present the same type of geopolitical threat that the Soviet Union did, provided that
a. China neither conquers nor gains control over India, a dominant U.S. ally.
b. China does not attempt to expand its influence over either Australia or central Asia.
c. China does not gain control over the strategically important natural resources in Southeast Asia.
d. Japan remains outside the Chinese sphere of influence and the United States retains some naval footholds in Southeast Asia.
e. China continues to remain economically interdependent with the United States and does not achieve nuclear weapons parity with the United States.
Answer: d
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