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Title:
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Trump, arriving in Japan, defends tough rhetoric on North Korea
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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CNBC
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Date:
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November 5, 2017
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Description:
- President Donald Trump ramped up his tough rhetoric against North Korea when he arrived in Japan on Sunday, saying that the United States and its allies are prepared to defend freedom and that "no dictator" should underestimate U.S. resolve.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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China unveils massive ‘magic island-maker’ dredging vessel
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Author:
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JESSE JOHNSON
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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November 4, 2017
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Description:
- China has shown off its largest and most advanced dredging vessel — which it calls “a magic island-maker” — state-run media reported Saturday.
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Title:
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Everything You Need to Know About President Trump’s Grueling Asia Tour
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Author:
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Charlie Campbell
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Source:
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Time
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Date:
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November 3, 2017
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Description:
- On Nov. 3, Donald Trump embarks on a 12-day trip to five different Asian nations. North Korea and trade are expected to top his agenda as he tours Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines, where leaders will be keen to ingratiate themselves to the mercurial geopolitical neophyte.
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Title:
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China, Asean hold joint naval drills
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 2, 2017
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Description:
- China and seven members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have held their largest-ever joint maritime rescue exercise, signaling a lull in South China Sea tensions.
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Title:
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Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness
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Author:
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Greg Torode, Ben Blanchard
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 31, 2017
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Description:
- China has quietly undertaken more construction and reclamation in the South China Sea, recent satellite images show, and is likely to more powerfully reassert its claims over the waterway soon, regional diplomats and military officers say.
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Title:
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Mattis to make call for Asean unity against China at meeting of defence ministers
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Author:
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The Straits Times
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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October 23, 2017
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Description
- US Defence Secretary James Mattis is expected to make a call for South-east Asian unity against China during a meeting of defence ministers in the Philippines on Monday (Oct 23), the Associated Press reported.
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Title:
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Russian warships dock in Philippines as Manila cultivates new ties
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 20, 2017
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Description:
- Three Russian warships, including two anti-submarine vessels, docked in Manila on Friday to unload what navy officials said was weaponry and military vehicles donated to the Philippines as part of a new defense relationship.
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Title:
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ASEAN at 50: The way forward
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Author:
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Johnny Litton
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 16, 2017
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Description:
- The Carlos P. Ro mulo Foundation , in cooperation with the Association of South east Asian Nations-In stitutes of Strategic and International Studies and Stratbase ADR In stitute hosted a confer ence titled ASEAN at 50: The Way Forward at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City. Held on the eve of the ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting, the event was organized by ambassador Roberto “Bobby” Romulo, former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert del Rosario and Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS-Indonesia) senior fellow and co-founder Jusuf Wanandi. The conference invited 36 distinguished speakers and pundits from different ASEAN nations, with Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez and Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano representing the Philippines. Here’s to fifty years of partnering for change and engaging the world!
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Title:
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Philippine, Australian forces stage sea drill as ties deepen
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 15, 2017
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Description:
- Filipino and Australian naval forces darted across the sea and landed on a Philippine wharf in a disaster-response drill on Sunday that reflects their deepening security ties in a region prone to calamities, piracy and territorial rifts.
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Title:
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Britain steers away from US-style South China Sea exercises
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Author:
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Latika Bourke
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Source:
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- Manchester: Britain has no plans to conduct deliberate freedom-of-navigation exercises in the South China Sea, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said. While Sir Michael said Britain would readily fly and sail through the Straits of Malacca, he was urged by a former junior Tory defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth to take a stronger line against China to reinforce the Five Power defence arrangement. That arrangement includes Australia, as well as supporting the UK's principle ally, the US.
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Title:
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Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea - U.S. officials
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Author:
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Idrees Ali
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, prompting anger in Beijing, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in reining in North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs.
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Title:
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China complains after U.S. destroyer sails through South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it has lodged stern representations with the United States after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea. China urges the United States to respect China’s territory, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
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Title:
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Australia Warships Move to Philippines Amid Big Asia Military Deployment
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Author:
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Prashanth Parameswaran
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- This week, Australian warships docked in the Philippines for a goodwill visit as part of one of the largest coordinated task group deployments by Canberra to the region in decades. The interaction put the spotlight on the Australia-Philippine defense relationship as well as Australia’s security role in the region more broadly.
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Title:
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Duterte: Russia to donate firearms, military trucks to PH
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Author:
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Dharel Placido
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- Russia is set to give the Philippines brand new firearms to boost the military arsenal, President Rodrigo Duterte bared Wednesday in yet another indication of warming ties between Manila and Moscow.
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Title:
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Philippine Lawmaker Digging Up New Intelligence on Pressure From China
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- A Philippine opposition party legislator has been drawing attention for the release of privileged information that suggests China is infringing on offshore islets that the two countries dispute, a potential threat to a recently strengthened diplomatic relationship.
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Title:
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2 Australian navy ships on goodwill visit to Philippines
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Author:
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TERESA CEROJANO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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October 10, 2017
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Description:
- Two Australian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday for a goodwill visit as Australia seeks an increased security presence and greater influence in the region.
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Title:
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PHL, China officials say presence of Chinese ships in West PHL Sea ‘natural’
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Author:
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AMITA LEGASPI
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jinhua and Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday downplayed the supposed presence of Chinese vessels in West Philippines Sea as bared by Magdalo party-list Representative Gary Alejano.
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Title:
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Chinese applying new tactic near Pag-asa, says Alejano
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- The Chinese are employing new tactics in their bid to claim sandbars near Pag-asa Island as part of the territorial waters of Subi Reef, Rep. Gary Alejano (Magdalo party-list) said Wednesday.
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Title:
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US, Philippine troops launch new counterterror drills
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 2, 2017
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Description:
- US and Philippine troops launched new joint counterterrorism exercises on Monday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte, a fierce critic of Washington, reversed course in favor of pursuing one of Asia's oldest military alliances.
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Title:
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North Korea in spotlight as Trump announces visit to Japan, four other Asian nations in November
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Author:
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REUTERS, KYODO, AFP-JIJI
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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September 30, 2017
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Description:
- U.S. leader Donald Trump will travel to Asia in November for the first time since becoming president, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines on a trip expected to be dominated by the North Korea nuclear threat.