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Donald Trump in Asia: President says future of region must not be held hostage to 'dictator's twisted fantasies' Donald Trump in Asia: President says future of region must not be held hostage to 'dictator's twisted fantasies'
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The Asia-Pacific region must not be "held hostage to a dictator's twisted fantasies and violent conquest and nuclear blackmail," Donald Trump has said.  The Asia-Pacific region must not be "held hostage to a dictator's twisted fantasies of violent conquest and nuclear blackmail," Donald Trump has said.
The US President warned "every step the North Korea regime takes towards more weapons is a step it takes into greater and greater danger".The US President warned "every step the North Korea regime takes towards more weapons is a step it takes into greater and greater danger".
His comments came during a speech at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Danang, Vietnam. His latest tough talk on Pyongyang and its leader Kim Jong-un came during a speech at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Danang, Vietnam.
North Korea's  nuclear weapons programme has loomed large as an issue during Mr Trump's first tour of Asia. The issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons programme has loomed large over Mr Trump's first tour of Asia.
The President is looking to win support for ramping up sanctions on Pyongyang during visits to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. The President is looking to win support for ramping up sanctions on Pyongyang during visits to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Addressing an audience of chief executives on Friday, Mr Trump also claimed the US had not been "treated fairly by the World Trade Organisation" and said be would not let his country be "taken advantage of anymore". His speech came as South Korea announced it would join three US aircraft carrier strike in a rare military drill in the Western Pacific over the weekend.
The USS Ronald Reagan, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Nimitz will sail together for the first time in a display of military might timed to coincide with the last leg of the President's tour.
Addressing an audience of chief executives on Friday, Mr Trump also claimed the US had not been "treated fairly by the World Trade Organisation" and said he would not let his country be "taken advantage of anymore".
He said America has lowered market barriers but "other countries didn't open their market to us".He said America has lowered market barriers but "other countries didn't open their market to us".
"We can no longer tolerate these chronic trade abuses and we will not tolerate them," he added.  "We can no longer tolerate these chronic trade abuses and we will not tolerate them," he added, declaring he would always "put America first".
He claimed "the whole world" was being "lifted by America's economic renewal" and suggested a "new optimism" had swept across the US since his election. 
He recited statistics on economic growth, low unemployment and stock market highs. 
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