U.S. President Donald Trump departed South Korea ahead of the APEC summit, saying, 'America is respected again.'

Musing on his whirlwind diplomatic tour of Asia this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said it had been a “great honour” to meet leaders from across the continent, striking trade deals and shoring up important relationships.

Most importantly, Mr. Trump wrote on social media in his characteristic all-caps style, his visit showed “America is respected again – RESPECTED LIKE NEVER BEFORE!”

Hours after he left South Korea, however, many of the same world leaders clamouring for a meeting with Mr. Trump – including Prime Minister Mark Carney and new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi – were turning their attention to Chinese President Xi Jinping , whose presence dominat

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