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President Trump’s quest to reorder global trade through personal diplomacy will be tested during his tour of Asia this week, as he faces the tantalizing prospect of a pact with China and the chance to bust through obstacles to completing deals with other key trading partners.
President Trump told reporters as he flew into Japan that he expects to have a trade agreement with China finalized by the end of his tour of Asia.
Topping the agenda at every stop is trade, with negotiators still ironing out the details of pacts expected to be signed during Trump’s three-country Asia tour.
Donald Trump has begun a whistle-stop tour of Asia that will culminate in his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for six years. It is “the most important week of diplomacy” for Trump “since he returned to office”, said The Economist.
The president’s trade policies have caught smaller nations between the U.S. and China as the world’s two most formidable economic powers vie for dominance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.
President Trump is expected to meet with China's President Xi Jinping and discuss a trade deal. And, the government shutdown could soon impact food benefits like SNAP as the holiday season approaches.
The “Best Boeing salesman strikes again,” wrote Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu in a Monday report. She tallied announcements for 125 new jets from Asian airlines, noting that some were a reiteration of prior activity.
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