Trump’s assessment of his Asian tour is long on braggadocio, short on detail
Manila — US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had made significant progress on trade issues during a fruitful trip across Asia that saw governments roll out red carpets "like nobody has ever seen". "We’ve made some very big steps with respect to trade, far bigger than anything you know," Trump told reporters in Manila on the sidelines of a summit with leaders of Southeast Asian and East Asian nations. He did not give details of his achievements on trade matters during a tour that took him to Japan, South Korea, China and Vietnam before his last leg in the Philippines capital. He said a statement would be issued from the White House on Wednesday about North Korea, and on trade, key issues of a trip he described as fruitful. "It was red carpet like nobody, I think, has probably ever seen," he said. In Vietnam at the weekend, Trump and leaders of Pacific Rim nations agreed to address "unfair trade practices" and "market-distorting subsidies", a statement that bore the imprint of...
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