This is a more inward turning US under Trump.

In a way, Trump's US has abandoned South East Asia to China, hence the spheres of influence people keep bringing up.

So buckle up, SEA, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, we have a new bossman in town. Bye bye big brother trump, hello xi da ge.

Probably not United States of China lol.

But probably trade volume is going to slowly go down for the US.

And similar to the EU, once the trade volume goes down, the US will have a lesser say in things.

Xi Da Ge say sit, Big Brother Trump say stand. Many SEA countries are going to sit.

This is not about SEA choosing to side with China over the US.

We have basically been abandoned.

Better get used to it.

LOL