Abe's renewed mandate gives him the opportunity to shape Japan's next five-year defense spending plan, which will cover the years 2019-2023. South KoreaNovember 7 it's on to South Korea, where the big issue will unavoidably be North Korea. And as with Moon, the top item on Xi's agenda is likely to be North Korea. Xi is likely to view this as confirmation, if any is needed, that North Korea is spinning out of control. Expect a strong (and genuine) statement of cooperation from Xi and Trump on efforts to put the North Korean genie back in the bottle.

Source: Forbes November 02, 2017 03:56 UTC