Escaping scandal in Washington after indictments of his campaign associates, President Trump is on a 13-day tour through five Asian capitals. Trump’s first stop was Japan, where the priorities were a Japan-US military alliance and trade. While visiting South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines, he hopes to encourage other regional powers to step up their efforts to pressurise North Korea into abandoning its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The continent is gripped with tension over the nuclear standoff on its eastern edge. Trump told South Korean lawmakers that Kim Jong-un would face disaster if he continued to lead his nation down the dark path towards nuclear weapons. ‘Do not underestimate us. Do not try us’ was a direct warning to Pyongyang. Trump is trying to persuade Chinese leaders to put even more pressure on North Korea. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam (9 to 10 November), he hopes to enlist President Putin’s help in changing North Korea's behaviour. See next article.
Asia: Trump’s tour
Written by David Fletcher 10 Nov 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for Donald Trump to seek and receive Godly advice and wisdom from those around him as he engages with the Asian culture both in the coming days and in the coming months. (Proverbs 15:22)
- More: edition.cnn.com/2017/11/04/politics/trump-tokyo-asia-trip-shinzo-abe/index.html
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