TOKYO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is returning to Washington after a five-day tour in Asia, where he attended a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, met the newly elected prime minister of Japan, and held a long-anticipated meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea after receiving a medal and a golden crown from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, meets with President Donald Trump, not in photo, at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is at center right. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump toasts with state leaders including South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center right, during a dinner event in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, holds a talk with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump march during a rally to welcome his visit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
United States President Donald Trump speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Protesters tear a banner with a face image of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attend a rally to welcome his visit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Protesters tear a banner with a face image of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A protester wearing a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump and others shout slogans during a press conference denouncing Trump's planned visit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Guests applaud as President Donald Trump speaks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO luncheon in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Bystanders look at a motorcade carrying President Donald Trump in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, on his way to the USS George Washington, docked at a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a signing ceremony at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, front left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, arrive for their bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, center, reviews an honour guard, escorted by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on his arrival at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a signing ceremony at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard prepares to land at Hardy Barracks, also known as Akasaka Press Center, in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
People watch the motorcade of President Donald Trump arriving at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, arrive for the Japan-US summit meeting at Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Emperor Naruhito talk during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Oct. 27, 2025. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Security personnel take position just before the arrival of President Donald Trump in Air Force One at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
President Donald Trump arrives at Haneda Airport before switching his ride to Marine One in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, following his visit at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump waves from his official vehicle as he heads to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)
Locals wave Malaysian flags as President Donald Trump arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A Malaysian Air Force jet escorts Air Force One into Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
A child holds a sign during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to dancing performers during a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)
The document signed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, left, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump meets with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet ahead of the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump poses for a family photo with, from left, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, East Timor's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Protesters hold a cut out of President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
Protesters steps on a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump during a demonstration his attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) police officers block a road during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul react as they switch country signs during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump is seen on a video screen a she addresses a working session of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds the Malaysia and U.S. flags during a welcoming ceremony as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, meets with President Donald Trump, not in photo, at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is at center right. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump toasts with state leaders including South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center right, during a dinner event in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, holds a talk with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump march during a rally to welcome his visit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
United States President Donald Trump speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Protesters tear a banner with a face image of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attend a rally to welcome his visit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Protesters tear a banner with a face image of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A protester wearing a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump and others shout slogans during a press conference denouncing Trump's planned visit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Guests applaud as President Donald Trump speaks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO luncheon in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Bystanders look at a motorcade carrying President Donald Trump in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, on his way to the USS George Washington, docked at a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a signing ceremony at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, front left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, arrive for their bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, center, reviews an honour guard, escorted by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on his arrival at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a signing ceremony at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard prepares to land at Hardy Barracks, also known as Akasaka Press Center, in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
People watch the motorcade of President Donald Trump arriving at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, arrive for the Japan-US summit meeting at Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Emperor Naruhito talk during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Oct. 27, 2025. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Security personnel take position just before the arrival of President Donald Trump in Air Force One at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
President Donald Trump arrives at Haneda Airport before switching his ride to Marine One in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, following his visit at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump waves from his official vehicle as he heads to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)
Locals wave Malaysian flags as President Donald Trump arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A Malaysian Air Force jet escorts Air Force One into Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
A child holds a sign during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to dancing performers during a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)
The document signed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, left, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump meets with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet ahead of the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump poses for a family photo with, from left, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, East Timor's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Protesters hold a cut out of President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
Protesters steps on a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump during a demonstration his attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) police officers block a road during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul react as they switch country signs during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump is seen on a video screen a she addresses a working session of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds the Malaysia and U.S. flags during a welcoming ceremony as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)
