President Trump has faced persistent criticism for what many see as his administration's lack of an Asia policy, but during his trip to Asia, he hinted at what might become the seeds of a new American strategy: a focus on the "Indo Pacific" as opposed to the "Asia Pacific."

The US has proposed a quadrilateral security mechanism with Japan, India, and Australia to contain China. This initiative will fail.

America’s attempts to contain China will fail, because, time and again, economics trumps politics.