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Anthony Kuhn in PR News, Seoul.
En route to Tokyo, President Trump said he looked forward to meeting Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi, who he noted was a great friend of the late ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
During Trump's first term, Abe entertained him with golf and Wagyu burgers to ease trade tensions.
Abe's protege, Takeuchi, will try to do the same by purchasing U.S.
rice, soybeans, and pickup trucks.
President Trump will also pay a visit to Japan's Emperor Naruhito and stop by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at its home port in Yokosuka, Japan.
Trump also said he expects to reach a deal in a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a regional economic summit in South Korea.
There's some criticism in the region that ASEAN and APEC are multilateral forums.
They're promoting regional integration and free trade, while the U.S.
seems to be focused on great power competition and trade protectionism.
President Trump wants to preside over a Thai-Cambodian ceasefire deal, apparently to burnish his peacemaker image, which has led to some criticism in the region that Trump is more focused on himself than Southeast Asia.
There's some criticism in the region that ASEAN and APEC are multilateral forums.
They're promoting regional integration and free trade, while the U.S.
seems to be focused on great power competition and trade protectionism.
President Trump wants to preside over a Thai-Cambodian ceasefire deal, apparently to burnish his peacemaker image, which has led to some criticism in the region that Trump is more focused on himself than Southeast Asia.
President Trump told reporters en route to his first stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that he expects a good meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but that both sides may need to make concessions.
and Chinese trade officials held talks in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday seeking to de-escalate the trade spat.