President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia last week to kick off a tour in Southeast Asia that could either make or break his trade agenda. Ever the showman, Trump inaugurated the week’s events by presiding over a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that he helped broker during the summer. Next, he will jet to Japan for talks with Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female prime minister. Then it’s a session with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to finalize a U.S.-South Korea trade deal, which is bogged down in the details. Last but not least is a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in which both men are hoping to replace a trade war with a more predictable economic relationship.

The most suspenseful part of the trip, however, is not even on

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