Here’s What Trump Must Get Done on His High-Stakes Asia Trip
- U.S. seeks to build pressure on Pyongyang and reassure allies
- Looking for economic wins after campaigning as dealmaker
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President Donald Trump this weekend begins a five-nation tour through Asia -- his longest foreign trip yet -- where he’ll confront some of the most significant tests of his national security and economic agendas.
Trump arrives in Asia amid deepening concerns over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Key allies in Tokyo and Seoul will be looking for reassurance in the face of dangerous provocations from Kim Jong Un and bellicose statements from the U.S. president himself. Trump hopes to court China into exerting more pressure on Kim’s regime.