WASHINGTON -- Asia continues to be a major focus of American diplomacy under President Donald Trump. Top officials from the administration -- including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson -- are set to underscore America's continued commitment to the geopolitically important region by soon visiting Asia.
Tillerson will begin his first tour of Japan, China and South Korea as secretary of state by visiting Tokyo on March 17 and 18. While in the Japanese capital, Tillerson is to hold talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. In China, he is to talk with President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In South Korea, he is to meet Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se.
