In Japan, US President Donald Trump met with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace. Trump also said he thinks Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be “great.” During the first stop in his nearly weeklong trip to Asia, the American president signed a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. But the biggest moment for this trip will be on Thursday. That’s when Trump is expected to meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping. On Sunday, US officials said they succeeded in hammering out a framework trade arrangement that could prevent an all-out trade war from escalating between the world’s two biggest economies. The World’s Matthew Bell has more details.
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