The only way it makes sense is to see it like this: that Trump wants to leave the region all to China and wants the US to completely withdraw and pull out: Korea, Japan, Phillippines, everywhere. Isolationism. If you base on the assumption that this might be the goal, the day today was the first preparatory step, and it is quite reasonable and makes sense for supporting that changed strategy indeed.
Whether the whole strategy would make sense, is somethign different. In chess I would call it: throwing the pieces off the table and breaking the board on the referee's head. It does not win you the match and does not keep you in the tournament, but it is a big boost to your impulsive ego.
Excactly what Trump favours.
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