President Donald Trump will head to Asia on Friday night, marking his first trip there since returning to office. It’s a high-stakes trip that could reshape global trade and test relations with China.
The trip includes stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the president will meet with Xi Jinping on Thursday in South Korea on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
“On Thursday morning local time, President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China before departing to return home to Washington, D.C.”
The trip comes after Trump announced a new 100% tariff on imports from China. It also comes as a full-blown trade war erupts over rare earth minerals and magnets and over China’s role in fentanyl exports.
The two leaders met in 2017 at Mar-a-Lago, then again two years later in Japan.
Other trip details
The president will kick off his trip in Malaysia, where he will participate in a bilateral meeting with Malaysia’s prime minister. He will also attend the ASEAN leaders’ working dinner that evening.
Following that visit, Trump will fly to Japan and meet with Sanae Takaichi, the new prime minister of Japan. After, the president will fly to Buscan, where he will participate in a bilateral meeting with Lee Jae Myung, the president of South Korea.
The meeting with Xi is the final stop on Trump’s trip before heading back to Washington.
