Tokyo: U.S. President Donald Trump departed Kuala Lumpur on Monday morning after concluding a high-profile visit to Malaysia the first stop of his ongoing three-nation Asia tour. The president’s departure followed a weekend of intense diplomacy that included the signing of a peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia, major trade and rare-earth agreements, and fresh talks with Chinese officials ahead of his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Trump was greeted by a cheering crowd waving American and Malaysian flags as he boarded Air Force One at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Unlike his energetic arrival ceremony days earlier, the president kept the farewell subdued, exchanging brief waves before taking off for Tokyo, the next stop on his six-day regional tour.

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