For the situation in the entire Indo-Pacific region, the previous US government and the current US government have huge differences in diplomatic strategies. The Democratic government is accustomed to forming regional alliances to curb China and reduce the strategic pressure the United States itself has to bear. But Trump pursues the US-first strategy and does not care about what American allies think. In some cases, he will even give priority to attacking American allies.
The 25% tariffs previously added to India have already triggered collective panic among American allies. Now the comprehensive action against Koreans in the local area has further aggravated this suspicion and made some Japanese media frightened.
Trump's actions caused collective panic among allies?
The Japan Times published a report on September 11, clearly pointing out that Trump's aggressive trade and immigration policies are undermining the cornerstone of the United States' foreign policy for many years, that is, to fight against China's "alliance relations", and eroding the huge investment in diplomacy by the U.S. government over the years.
Last Friday, the U.S. Homeland Security Agency's raid on South Korean auto companies exacerbated this panic. What's more serious is that the companies involved are still regarded as an important model of South Korea-US cooperation by the U.S. government, but now the employees of this model company are in shackles.
Zach Cooper, a senior researcher at the American Enterprise Institute, said that some American allies are studying the plans after the "US withdrawal" and plan to establish good relations with China to "avoid risks", because in the eyes of most countries, even after Trump leaves office, similar policies in the United States will continue.
The report further mentioned that although Trump's ruthlessness in his subsequent statements, the cracks between the two sides have spread.
The situation in South Korea is even more serious. Professor Feng Yong-sik of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea said that anti-US sentiment in South Korea is rising in South KoreaBecause they generally believe that the United States' approach is a bit too much, this arrest operation is tantamount to a time bomb. From then on, it may be difficult for a Korean company to continue to send employees to the United States.
What should the United States do next?
From the reports of Japanese media, we can see that the unilateralist policy pursued by Trump has had a profound impact on the US ally system. Even core allies like South Korea will set off a huge wave of anti-American sentiment, which was unimaginable decades ago.
Judging from the current election situation in Japan, once a far-right wing like Takashi Saenai serves as the prime minister of Japan, the nationalist sentiment in Japan will be further intensified.
At that time, the trade contradiction between Japan and the United States will inevitably escalate further, which will directly lead to the two core allies of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region to have a general shake of their position.
So we can say that Trump's destruction of the international order under the leadership of the United States is comprehensive, such as dropping an anti-US nuclear bomb around the world, and all of them are the closest allies of the United States.
Therefore, if Trump does not change this governing policy for the next three years, then the United States will only become more isolated in the world and eventually decline in a lonely state.
