Recent developments indicate that Donald Trump’s unilateralist and protectionist “America First” doctrine is pushing a trilateral nexus of China, South Korea and Japan to begin working closely together.
China and Japan are the world’s second and third largest economies in the world. South Korea trails a bit further behind at number 12, but in the grand scheme of things, the Southeast Asian nation is still a major economic piece of the Asian economy. Together, the three nations account for over 20 percent of the global economy – no small feat.
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