U.S. President Donald Trump began the first leg of his Pacific tour, arriving in Hawaii on Nov. 3 for a visit that will include a briefing by U.S. Pacific Command. The 12-day tour is the longest by a U.S. president since President George H.W. Bush's in 1992 and will include Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. The visit comes against the backdrop of the prevailing perception that the United States is uninterested in the region and as Washington is reassessing its trade agenda, including pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). During the trip, he will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Vietnam as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and East Asia summit in the Philippines. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will accompany the president before proceeding to Myanmar for meetings on the Rohingya refugee crisis....
