Ask President Trump to assess his performance on his landmark trip to Asia this month, and he’ll tell you that it has been “great,” “epic,” and “in the history of people coming to China, there’s been nothing like that” – a little of the President’s trademark hyperbole.

But there is less strength of conviction among the commentariat, with major disagreements about the long-term implications of Trump’s performance and how it has changed (or failed to change) Asia. Upon inspection, some of the victories being touted by Trump are insubstantial and some of the criticisms