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Professor Lee Shin-wha speaks with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo. (Photo by Jun Takai)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- U.S. foreign policy is shifting from multilateralism to minilateralism, as Washington teams up with a handful of like-minded countries to pursue common agendas in groupings such as the Quad, AUKUS, Five Eyes and the D-10 Strategy Forum.

China, meanwhile, is calling for more comprehensive multilateralism, using existing frameworks such as the United Nations and the Group of 20.

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