US midterms expose costs of East Asia's Trump diplomacy

What happened: Nikkei published a commentary by Paul Nadeau, an adjunct associate professor of political science at Temple University's Japan campus, arguing that the US midterms expose costs of East Asia's Trump diplomacy. Why it matters: The piece frames the midterm outcome as carrying consequences for how East Asian governments have approached diplomacy with President Donald Trump. Key numbers: The commentary references a White House dinner on March 19 attended by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump.

Nikkei published a commentary by Paul Nadeau, an adjunct associate professor of political science at Temple University's Japan campus, arguing that the US midterms expose costs of East Asia's Trump diplomacy.

The piece frames the midterm outcome as carrying consequences for how East Asian governments have approached diplomacy with President Donald Trump. Key numbers: The commentary references a White House dinner on March 19 attended by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump.