How did the end of WWII impact the countries of the Pacific Rim?

Of course, the end of WWII impacted different Pacific Rim
countries in different ways. Let us look at three
examples:

• Japan was the most clearly impacted Pacific Rim
  country. Its economy was completely devastated by the war and it was occupied the United States.
  The occupation left Japan with a new constitution that completely changed its government and
  society.


• The United States benefited from WWII (other than, of
  course, the immense loss of life). The US emerged from the war as the most powerful and
  wealthiest country in the world.


• Indonesia became independent
  largely as a result of the war. The Dutch were easily pushed out of Indonesia during the war. The
  Indonesians then resisted vigorously when the Dutch tried to return after the war. This
  resistance led to the creation of an independent Indonesia soon after the war.
  

Of these three, only the Indonesian experience was
shared by many other Pacific Rim countries. Countries such as Vietnam, Korea, and the Philippines
became independent after the war (of course, both Vietnam and Korea became split countries also
to some extent as a result of the war).