Security and trade challenge Trump on first Asia trip
2017-11-04 10:41:03 source：Asahi Shimbun
November 4, 2017
Security and trade will loom large during President Donald Trump's first official visit to Asia, which begins Sunday in Japan.
North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs are likely to be the issue dominating the first part of his trip, which includes stops in South Korea's capital and Beijing as well as Tokyo. Trade will figure throughout, both in North Asia and at his stops in Southeast Asia for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders' meeting in the Philippines.
For North Korea, the more blustery Trump comes off during his visit, the better.
It has insisted that the U.S. president's threatening comments and tweets reveal a belligerence that has driven decades of Washington's policy on North Korea and proves the North's decision to develop nuclear weapons was a defensive measure and not only justified but a laudable example of resistance.
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