Interesting article, the result of the the first time in 50 years that press were allowed to sit in for all session's of the Trilateral Commission's Asia group.
China's rise is evidently making East-Asian elites increasing weary of obeying U.S demands for total obedience to their directives. On the other hand, the magnitude of China's gains over recent decades has also drawn India closer into America's orbit, due to a fear of being outmatched as a power in Asia.
edit: link not working, this one should https://archive.ph/NzsZ0
reminds me of the Hindutva nationalists who go on twitter to run defense for Israel and the Israelis who respond by calling them stuff like "subhuman dogs"
The leaders, Netanyahu and Modi, are clearly aligned. As are the various industries - tech, military etc.