Sentence:  China's three decades of unprecedented growth and military modernisation, coupled with US global overreach and budget burdens, signal a considerable shift in greatpower hegemony in the <WSD>Indo-Asia</WSD> Pacific (IAP). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A region comprising parts of Greater Middle East, the Himalayas and Tibet; the countries of the former Indian Union and the sphere of influence of Great Britain.