In Vietnam, his aides said, Mr Trump will articulate a new policy for Asia built on the concept of a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region. The problem is, it is unclear that Mr Trump is bringing any initiatives to Asia to further that vision. Mr Trump is bringing 29 chief executives to Beijing, where the administration hopes to announce billions of dollars of new deals for US industry. Mr Trump plans to make the North Korea crisis the centrepiece of his stops in Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. In Beijing, Mr Trump will press Xi to do more to use China’s influence to curb Pyongyang’s behaviour.

Source: Bangkok Post November 03, 2017 06:14 UTC