An interesting op-ed piece in the English news website of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) described Donald Trump's concept of foreign relations as showing "a strong inclination toward neo-isolationism" while blasting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his more active interference in regional security affairs.

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The op-ed in China Military also believes the United States' Asia-Pacific rebalancing implemented by President Barack Obama in 2011 will continue but with a "changed outlook."

It noted that Trump never seemed hopeful of improving Washington-Beijing ties throughout the presidential election campaign, "but he ended up being the black swan," a phrase that probably has the same meaning as a villain.

"After Trump became president-elect, he made many remarks that went counter to Obama's policies, denoting that America's foreign policy may go through substantial adjustment," said the op-ed.

Trump also made it clear he would challenge Washington's consistent stance on the "One China" principle, which Trump has shown every indication of doing.

"Trump has never been in public office, and he doesn't fully understand sensitive issues in international relations. The list of candidates for his security and diplomatic team is highly conservative because it is mostly filled by rich white men and retired veterans. And Trump's governing concept shows a strong inclination toward neo-isolationism," said the story.

"Trump's campaign slogans such as "America First;" "America No. 1" and "Make America Great Again" foreboded the possibility of the U.S. providing fewer public products in the world, while his call for "increasing the defense budget," "expanding the military" and "securing peace with strength" predicted that it might step up military interferences in regional hotspot issues."

As for Abe's Japan, the op-ed said Japan "obviously works harder to send its troops overseas and more actively interfere in regional security affairs."

It noted that Abe "has constantly broken the 'exclusively defensive' guideline that Japan has observed for decades, and given up the 'self-restricting' path of military development.

It saw the "U.S.-Japan alliance is becoming a de facto global military alliance, and the change in its function will impose major impacts on regional and international security."

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