(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump continued his three-country tour of Asia on Monday, landing in Japan for meetings with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
On this leg of the tour, the president is likely to tout Japan’s $550 billion investment in the United States.
Trump spent Sunday at a summit in Malaysia and will head next to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.
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The tour is being closely watched following news of a framework for a trade deal between the U.S. and China, set to be discussed and finalized when Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea on Thursday.
If a deal is reached, millions of Americans in the agriculture, manufacturing and tech sectors would feel the effects. The trade agreement could help avoid 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, set to take effect Nov. 1.
“We’re going to do well with China, we’ll meet with President Xi in South Korea, and I think we’ll have a good deal with them,” Trump said during the ASEAN summit on Sunday. “They want to make a deal, and we want to make a deal.”
China’s top trade negotiator said reciprocal tariffs, fentanyl export controls and controls on rare earth minerals were all discussed in Malaysia over the weekend.
“Both sides engaged in constructive discussions. The United States was firm, while China remained resolute in safeguarding its interests,” Chinese trade representative Li Chenggang said in part.
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Trump has suggested that, after the South Korea meeting, his next face-to-face with Xi will take place in the U.S. — either in Washington or Mar-a-Lago.
While it’s only meant to be a three-stop tour, Trump said he’s open to extending his trip and heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong Un, though a change in plans appeared unlikely Monday morning.
NewsNation’s Anna Kutz and Jordan Perkins contributed to this report.
