The prime minister is preparing for a week of quiet diplomacy as he attends two key international summits where Donald Trump's tariffs and China's growing influence in the Pacific will top of mind for many world leaders.

Anthony Albanese will sit down with a number of his counterparts over coming days at the ASEAN and APEC summits, held in South Korea and Malaysia respectively.

Mr Trump is expected to attend both gatherings.

The president plans to sign a trade deal with the Malaysian prime minister, preside over a peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand and sit down with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

He is expected to speak informally with Mr Albanese after their successful face-to-face meeting at the White House earlier this week which included the signing of a key critica

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