President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia to begin his diplomatic trip to the Asian region, where he is seeking to make progress on significant trade and economic offers.
The U.S. and China are poised to “consummate” to seal on what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as a “final deal on TikTok,” after months of lawmakers putting off a ban on the social media application unless its operations in the U.S. are sold to a local market owner.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may conclude the deal on Thursday during their meeting in South Korea.
A bigger trade agreement between the U.S. and China is also on a framework.
The U.S would suspend triple-digit tariffs on Chinese imports beginning November 1, and China was anticipated to cancel export limits on key rare earth minerals, American officials announced at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
A former Trump advisor is even convinced that the diplomatic overture may involve a surprise meeting between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Elsewhere, the president rejoiced in a “historic” ceasefire he mediator between Cambodia and Thailand to terminate a historic border conflict.
The administration, back in Washington, is still receiving criticism regarding its military attacks against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, which Senator Rand Paul called “extrajudicial killings” in an interview with Fox News on Sunday.
