
Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for…
American soybean farmers should also be relieved that Xi reopened China’s markets to their products.

A hoped for meeting with his pal, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, fails to materialize, however.

The rapport between America and Japan presents an immediate challenge to Xi Jinping, whom Trump is scheduled to see Thursday in what’s likely to be the most difficult summit of his Asian swing.

Tariffs, trade, and foreign investment in America are on the line when the president meets with the leaders of Japan, South Korea, and China.

From the Malaysian capital, Trump will move on to much more portentous meetings with the leaders of Japan, South Korea and then China later this week.

The president is more confident after talks at Washington between the Treasury secretary and Communist China’s vice premier.


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