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A Situation Briefing teleconference on the future of U.S. policy and objectives in the Asia-Pacific under the Trump administration.

The Obama administration's signature policy in the Asia-Pacific was a "rebalance" to reflect the growing importance of the region to U.S. national interests. President-elect Donald J. Trump's "America First" foreign policy is poised to take the United States in a different direction. Trump has signaled a "more transactional, narrow approach to [U.S.] relationships [in Asia] based largely on greater burden-sharing," according to The Diplomat. Trump's more aggressive stance towards China has alarmed Beijing, especially as it relates to diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and the looming prospect of a trade war with the United States. And it remains to be seen how the Trump administration will interact with key players like President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and other ASEAN leaders.

Will the U.S. "rebalance to Asia" continue under President Trump? How will the new administration's policies affect relations with China and the ASEAN nations?

Listen to the full conversation below:

Featuring:

Mr. Eric G. Altbach, Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group

Eric Altbach is a Senior Vice President at ASG, where he assists clients in China and other East Asian markets in developing strategies for long-term growth. He has over fifteen years of experience working on U.S.-Asia trade and economic relations in the public, private, and social sectors. Read more.

Dr. Daniel Lynch, Associate Professor of International Relations, USC

Professor Lynch is currently researching how Chinese political and intellectual elites expect China will, or should, change in the years leading up to about 2030. Read more.

Moderator:

Ms. Sandy Pho, Senior Program Associate, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Woodrow Wilson Center

Sandy Pho is a Senior Program Associate for the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Wilson Center, where she manages projects that focus on the Sino-U.S. bilateral relationship, China-U.S.-ASEAN relations, and U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific. Read more.