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US President Donald Trump will travel to Asia next week for a five-day visit to Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea, his first to the region since taking office earlier this year. The tour comes at a time of heightened geopolitical pressure for the Trump administration, which is balancing a stalled ceasefire in Gaza, continuing war in Ukraine, and growing economic friction with Beijing.

According to the White House, Trump’s Asia trip will focus on expanding trade access, securing critical minerals, and strengthening US alliances in the Indo-Pacific. Yet a major focus, and uncertainty, surrounds the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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