The President of the United States, Donald Trump.
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As reported by online media Suspilne.
The trip by U.S. President Donald Trump to the Indo-Pacific region will focus on economic deals related to trade and critical minerals. Three anonymous White House officials said this.
In Malaysia, Donald Trump will take part in signing a peace agreement and will have a one-on-one with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim; in Japan he will meet the new Prime Minister Sanae Takaiichi and Emperor Naruhito, in Korea the U.S. president’s schedule includes a meeting with President Moon Jae-in and a dinner with regional leaders, after which there will be a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan.
Answering the journalist’s question, a White House official said that the U.S. president intends to discuss with the Chinese leader the issue of Russian oil.
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“It is impossible to predict what topics China will raise. The president intends to focus on trade and economic relations between the United States and China, particularly in light of recent actions by China that threaten global economic stability”
And he added that President Trump will continue to maintain “strategic ambiguity” on the Taiwan question.
“And he added that President Trump will continue to maintain “strategic ambiguity” on the Taiwan issue.”
In Korea, the schedule includes a meeting with regional leaders and a signing of an agreement that would promote American shipping. “This is no secret that American shipbuilding has declined over the past few decades, so the president is very interested in its revival. We welcome capital and cooperation from allies to help the United States revive military shipbuilding production and submarine construction,” said a senior official in the Trump administration.
“This is no secret that American shipbuilding has declined over the past few decades, so the president is very interested in its revival. We welcome capital and cooperation from allies to help the United States revive military shipbuilding production and submarine construction”
“We are interested in finalizing this agreement as quickly as possible,” the White House source said on condition of anonymity.
“We are interested in finalizing this agreement as quickly as possible”
“We are talking with India all the time,” commented a senior official on the absence of a meeting with Prime Minister Modi in the U.S. president’s schedule.
“We are talking with India all the time”
Meanwhile, a meeting with the leaders of India and North Korea is “expected in the future,” but not planned in the schedule of this visit by the U.S. President to the Indo-Pacific region.
“is expected in the future”
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