November 5, 2017

US President Donald Trump arrived in Japan Sunday, officially embarking on his first Asia tour since assuming office. Trump hasn't elaborated on his Asia or Asia-Pacific strategy before, and some analysts believe that Trump does not want to be bound by strategy, rather, he hopes to take more flexible actions that will benefit his "America First" policy.

On Asian issues, Trump has focused more on the North Korean nuclear crisis and the trade balance. The two issues are also related to the US' concerns over China's rise.

How to deal with ties with China is the core of Washington's Asia-Pacific policy. Barack Obama's rebalance to the Asia-Pacific was clear in strategy, but did not succeed. It failed to obstruct China's rise, and brought no concrete benefits to the US. Therefore, although the Trump administration has inherited Obama's vigilance toward China, the strategy of a rebalance to the Asia-Pacific has been all but abandoned.

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