U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his Florida retreat to discuss trade and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The two leaders are expected to discuss a variety of topics including trade and Donald Trump’s decision to meet with Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

CGTN’s Roee Ruttenberg reports.

To discuss this visit and other headlines out of the U.S.:

• Sonia Dridi is Washington correspondent for France24 and Europe1.
• Afshin Molavi is a senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
• Merrill Matthews is a resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation.
• Brian Becker is the Executive Director for ANSWER Coalition and a commentator on U.S. – DPRK relations.

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