Trump no-show at big Asian economic forum may risk US reputation in region

GYEONGJU: A hot mike caught US President Donald Trump saying that his much-anticipated meeting Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, meant to settle the most important trade relationship in the world, would be “three, four hours” and he would then fly back to Washington.It was actually much shorter, an hour and 40 minutes, but true to his word he was on a plane well before the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit was to begin Friday.Trump’s decision to skip APEC fits with his well-known disdain for the big, multi-nation forums that have been traditionally used to address hu

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