Here a historical analogy is  Only a decade ago, after all, America was frantic about another mysterious, ominous Asian power that was not quite friend, not quite enemy.
America has always been afraid of powerful Asians.  
mnli hypothesis: America has always been afraid of powerful Asians.   premise: Here a historical analogy is  Only a decade ago, after all, America was frantic about another mysterious, ominous Asian power that was not quite friend, not quite enemy.