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America's top diplomat faces challenges in Asia

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 21, 2017 National
Whatever happened to America's "pivot to Asia?" That's just one of the questions left hanging since Rex Tillerson's first trip there as Secretary of State. Is the Trump Administration hoping to change Foreign Policy or maintain the status quo?

Photo: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on March 19, 2017 (State Department photo)

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Andrea Brody, Luke Vander Ploeg, Katie Cooper

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