Donald Trump meets US troops at the US Yokota Air Base, on the outskirts of Tokyo, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump meets US troops at the US Yokota Air Base, on the outskirts of Tokyo, on Sunday. Photo: AP

Why is the US calling Asia-Pacific the Indo-Pacific? Donald Trump to ‘clarify’

Washington’s envoy in Tokyo promises explanation by the end of the president’s tour of Asia, amid speculation America hopes to revive four-way alliance with Japan, Australia and India to counter a rising China

Donald Trump meets US troops at the US Yokota Air Base, on the outskirts of Tokyo, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump meets US troops at the US Yokota Air Base, on the outskirts of Tokyo, on Sunday. Photo: AP
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