Trump’s Betrayal: Japan, Australia, and South Korea Join RCEP With China

America’s closest allies are choosing China over the U.S.—and Trump is to blame

For decades, the United States worked to build alliances in Asia, and it succeeded. After World War II, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand stood firmly behind Washington, bound by defense treaties, trade agreements, and above all, trust. Now the Trump-Republican regime is breaking these bonds, pulling the US out of the region as a power, and…