William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
US President wants to extract as much money as possible from China and even allies

Copies of "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir:" Bolton highlights why Trump's mercantilist ways are warping U.S.-Asia relations. © Reuters
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."