Not "other countries", just China, at least in Singapore's case.
This isn't necessarily contrary to plan. There seems to be a desire from the Trump WH and his advisors that there be something of a return to spheres of influence - Europe and Russia can fight it out over who controls what in the middle, the USA basically takes over North America, and China gets massively increased control over Asia. The Trump folks seem pretty much okay with that endgame.
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