“US President Donald Trump was able to initially allay the worst fears about his country’s new ‘America first’ policy regarding two longtime Asian allies during phone calls with South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday. Trump pledged US support for Seoul while speaking with Hwang, and reiterated the Washington’s ‘unshakable’ security commitment to Tokyo while speaking with Abe.”
Source: Mattis aiming to reaffirm US alliance with Japan and South Korea | Asia | DW.COM | 31.01.2017