Trump making big mistake for missing APEC Summit, park strategies’ King says
13 November 2018 |
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s absence at several international summits in Asia this week isn’t a snub, Vice President Mike Pence said. Pence arrived in Tokyo on Monday for a trip that will also take him to Singapore and Papua New Guinea.
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