While the US lacks the immediate regional presence of China, its so-called "pivot" policy aims to station 60% of US naval assets in the region by 2020. However, the policy seems to have fallen in priority with Secretary of State John Kerry's continued focus in the Middle East and US President Barack Obama's battle to fix and preserve Obamacare at home. The US can still call upon traditional allies such as the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Australia to push the policy forward.