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"There is no doubt that Trump has helped bring them closer, because both of them feel confused and beaten by the trade and they have a great economic interest on both sides of the Sea of Japan in their economic relations," Richard said. McGregor. , author of "Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan and the Destiny of American Power in the Next Century in the Pacific," an analyst at the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based think tank on regional affairs.