Trump's Asia tour sees deals, knee-bending and a revealing final meeting
1 hour ago Share Save Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent, travelling with the president Share Save
Getty Images The main event of Trump's trip came in its final hours as he met with President Xi
US presidential trips abroad have traditionally been an opportunity to display the power of the American nation on the world stage. Donald Trump's five-day swing through eastern Asia, on the other hand, has been a display of the power of Trump - but also, at times, of that power's limitations. Trump's stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea over the course of the first four days were an exercise in pleasing a sometimes mercurial American president. It was an acknowledgement that Trump, with the flick of a pen, could impose tariffs and other measures that have the potential to devastate the economies of export-dependent nations.
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