China containment policy
The presence of American military in Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan and the Philippines; recently strengthened ties with South Korea and Japan; efforts to improve relations with India and Vietnam; and the Obama administration's 2012 "Pivot to Asia Strategy" for increased American involvement in the Western Pacific have been pointed to as evidence of a current containment policy . 
<triplet> Japan <subj> South Korea <obj> diplomatic relation