President Donald Trump will be conducting high-stakes diplomacy during his trip to Asia next week.
Trump will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia on Sunday, followed by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in South Korea, and possibly a bilateral meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Thursday.
The ASEAN summit will mark Trump’s first meeting with the new prime minister of Japan, Takaichi Sanae. Trump is then scheduled to visit Japan from Monday through Wednesday, where he will meet with Takaichi and Emperor Naruhito.
Takaichi is reportedly eager to discuss closer military cooperation between Japan and the United States, increased defense spending by Japan, and trade issues.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that Takaichi is prepared to offer Trump an attractive package of increased Japanese imports of automobiles, soybeans, and energy products. Her predecessor, Ishiba Shigeru, made a deal with Trump to lower tariffs on Japan to 15 percent in exc
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