After his recent visit to Asia, US President Donald Trump officially shifts his attention to strengthening the economic relations with those nations in Asia, such as Japan, South Korea, and China. It is rather beneficial for president Trump to understand and appreciate the financial contribution among those key players. Meanwhile, experts believe that it is high time that nation like Japan should pay more attention to leading the region, especially how China is growing in an unprecedented way. Trump needs those nations to win big for the MAGA party. Is this the right path for Trump and his party? How should we understand the economic factors between America and those nations today?

Dr. Michael Jonathan Green is professor and chief executive officer at the United States Studies Centre. Previously Dr Green was Senior Vice President for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is on leave from Georgetown University where he was Director of Asian Studies and Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He served on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House from 2001 through 2005.