U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure China's president when they meet next month in Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea out of a belief that Xi Jinping's consolidation of power should give him more authority to do so.
Trump leaves Nov. 3 on a trip that will take him to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. It will be his first tour of Asia since taking power in January and one with a major priority: preventing the standoff with North Korea from spiraling out of control.
Xi is immersed in a Communist Party congress expected to culminate in him consolidating his control and potentially retaining power beyond 2022, when the next congress takes place.
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