The US is forging two Asian trilateral with Japan, focusing on the Philippines in Southeast Asia and South Korea in Northeast Asia, aimed at bolstering regional containment efforts against China.

The US is forming two Asian trilaterals with itself and Japan that are centered on the Philippines in Southeast Asia and South Korea in Northeast Asia.

It’s no secret that the US is preparing to “Pivot (back) to Asia” in order to more muscularly contain China, but few have paid attention to t...