Trump to attend ASEAN summit after all
2017-09-30 09:39:36 source：Global Times
Septemner 29, 2017
US President Donald Trump has backed away from a threat to skip the summit with Southeast Asian leaders in the Philippines later this year, as the White House saying he will attend.
In a statement Friday, the White House said that Trump will visit Manila as part of a bumper November 3-14 tour that will also include stops in China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the US state of Hawaii.
The announcement sets up the likelihood that Trump will meet controversial firebrand Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte.
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