Donald Trump has found a way to address the increasing competition between the United States and China for leadership in the Asia Pacific region - eliminate the concept of an Asia Pacific region.
In his 12-day trip to Asia the US President has managed dropped the term Asia-Pacific altogether.
He made no mention of it in the keynote speech to a CEO Summit at Apec in Vietnam - Apec standing for Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation.
The only region Trump recognised in his speeches anywhere on this trip was one he repeatedly called the "Indo Pacific region," which by definition stretches from the west coast of the United States across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of India.
Trump has signed up some support from allies in the region: Australia's Malcolm Turnbull and Japan's Shinzo Abe have both begun using the term Indo Pacific, although not the same extent as Trump.