AdvertisementAnalysisTrump's Gunboat Diplomacy In Asia May Prove Quite Different From SyriaApril 11, 2017Philip EwingfacebookEmailFighter jets onboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson off the disputed South China Sea on March 3. The carrier was recently ordered to "report on station in the Western Pacific Ocean," instead of sailing for Australia as planned. (AP)