Ahead of APEC, Trump Signs Flurry of Bilateral Minerals Agreements on Asia Tour (Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

On October 27, President Trump embarked on a tour of Asia ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea. Over the past week, the president has announced three new agreements with Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan to strengthen critical minerals cooperation and promote industry partnerships. The series of minerals agreements reflects the Trump administration’s bilateral, commercially driven approach to diplomacy and marks an escalation in U.S. efforts to establish minerals supply chain security alongside like-minded partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ahead of APEC, Trump Signs Flurry of Bilateral Minerals Agreements on Asia Tour