Trump era could see stronger US-Asia ties, Milken Institute says

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"I am confident that even as President Trump pivots to America, this pivot can include smarter and stronger U.
S.
-Asia ties," said Curtis Chin, Asia fellow at Milken Institute, in aSquawk Boxinterview.
President Donald Trump`s "America First" policy will not hinder U.
S.
ties with Asia, according to a fellow at a nonpartisan think tank.
"Grand multilateral trade deals" such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement are things of the past, Chin said, but the new administration will focus on developing stronger relations with individual Asian states, such as Japan and Vietnam.
Vietnam was part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal and has sought wider ties with the U.
S.
as a hedge against its powerful northern neighbor, China, which it is embroiled in territorial dispute with over areasin the South China Sea.
Both countries have said the trip signaled the importance that both leaders place on the U.
S.
-Japanrelationship.