WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - President Donald Trump will make his first trip to Asia since winning the White House in November, the White House announced on Friday.
The White House said trip from November 3rd through 14th will include stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines as well as Hawaii.
During the trip, Trump will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit.
The White House said Trump will discuss the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region to America's prosperity and security as well as the importance of fair and reciprocal economic ties with America's trade partners.
Trump will also seek to strengthen the international resolve to confront the North Korean threat and ensure the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the White House said.
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