US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
4 days agoTrump's Trip Was a True "Pivot" to East Asia
President Trump's recent meetings strengthened U.S. alliances in Asia through security, defense, and economic agreements, notably with Japan and South Korea.
President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans to increase military spending to reduce the financial burden on America. The South Korean leader said there might have been a misunderstanding when they last spoke in August about nuclear-powered submarines, saying that his government was looking for nuclear fuel rather than weapons.