Yes, "the pivot to Asia" started during the Obama years. The president has changed but deep state foreign policy has not. Trump is just as much a puppet of the MIC as Obama was.
Caity's article about China and Russiagate can be read here: https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/russiagate-isnt-about-trump-and-it-isn-t-even-ultimately-about-russia-3d9021ba3d8c