Rather than taking a multilateral approach to their alliances and treaties in East Asia, as had been done in Europe with NATO, the U.S. decided on a bilateral approach with its Asian allies (Japan, South Korea and Taiwan), known as the San Francisco System or hubs-and-spokes system.
Alih-alih mengambil pendekatan multilateral untuk aliansi dan perjanjian mereka di Asia Timur, seperti yang telah dilakukan di Eropa dengan NATO, AS memutuskan untuk melakukan pendekatan bilateral dengan sekutu Asia-nya (Jepang, Korea Selatan, dan Taiwan), yang dikenal dengan Sistem San Francisco atau sistem hub-and-spoke.