19 November 2017

TRUMP’S ‘INDO-PACIFIC DREAM’ STUMBLES – BUT CHINA ALONE WON’T FILL THE VOID

RUSH DOSHI

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump returned to Washington after a marathon tour of Asia. His trip spanned two multilateral summits, five countries, and set an important record: It was the longest Asia trip undertaken by any U.S. president in 25 years. Trump’s trip was a remarkable opportunity to restore to Asia the rare leader-level time and attention so often trained on the Middle East and Europe. And yet, although time was for once abundant, strategy was absent, and the trip was largely a missed opportunity.

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