Trump aims to start his Asia trip with dealmaking in Malaysia

By Chris Megerian, David Rising and Eileen Ng | Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — President Donald Trump plans to burnish his reputation as an international dealmaker on Sunday by solidifying a trade agreement with Malaysia and overseeing the signing of an expanded ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, two nations that skirmished along their disputed border earlier this year.

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The two accords could be finalized while Trump attends the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is being hosted in Kuala Lumpur. It’s the first stop of a three-country swing across the continent, with visits to Japan and South Korea and a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Trump told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One that he was optimistic