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South Korea to Host Trump–Xi State Visits Amid APEC ‘Super Week’
South Korea announced that U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will pay state visits next week, coinciding with Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) events the country is hosting. According to Wi Sung-lac, the presidential security adviser, President Lee Jae-myung will hold separate summit meetings with each leader, positioning Seoul as a venue for…
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Takaichi’s First Test: Defense Push under Minority Rule as Trump Arrives
Yesterday Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, entered office with an agenda centered on accelerated security reform and a first major diplomatic test: back-to-back encounters with U.S. President Donald Trump beginning around the ASEAN summit in Malaysia on Sunday and continuing with formal talks in Tokyo early next week. The timing compresses her room for…