It appears national sovereignty cannot get in the way of US dominance.

The move was seen as another step towards balancing out US dominance in global affairs.

The problem of US dominance is thus not only one of maldistribution of opportunity.

The Great Depression years saw unparalleled U.S. dominance of world chess competition.

Soviet planners, resigned to U.S. dominance over the Western hemisphere, were unprepared for the possibility of a future ally in the region.

The naval battle secured US dominance of lakes Erie and Huron.

The financial crisis threatens to bring to an end an unusual run of US dominance - virtually since the end of the Cold War.

It identifies the key drivers of modern conflict as globalization and anti-globalisation, and US conventional military dominance (which forces all potential opponents to adopt unconventional approaches).

The US dominance over the world economy continues, but economically rising nations and organizations like China and India show signs of becoming contending world powers.

So the shift has brought renewed scrutiny of the PLA's latest capabilities against US dominance in the Pacific.