WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump departed Washington Friday night for Asia with trade and U.S. relations with China top of mind.

The nearly weeklong trip will include visits to three countries as well as a refueling stop in Qatar, touch two separate summits and include individual meetings with multiple heads of state. But all eyes are likely to be fixated on the end of his trip when he is set to hold a high-stakes sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid a recently reinflamed trade war between the world’s two largest economies and with the threat of massive new tariffs looming.

What You Need To Know • President Donald Trump departed Washington on Friday night for Asia with trade and U.S. relations with China top of mind • The nearly weeklong trip will include visits to thre

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