Trump visits China, vote on Sara Duterte impeachment, SoftBank earnings

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, in October 2025. © Reuters Asia's biggest event this week is U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China and meeting with President Xi Jinping. The U.S. delegation, whose visit was delayed for weeks due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran launched in late February, is expected to include American tech and financial executives. But there are other eye-catching events in Asia, including the Philippine parliamentary vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, Thaksin Shinawatra's transfer from prison to house arrest in Thailand, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's visit to Japan and big tech companies' earnings. Get the best of our coverage of Asia and much more by following us on X, where our handle is @NikkeiAsia. We are also on Bluesky, with the handle @asia.nikkei.com. The Philippine House of Representatives is expected to hold a plenary vote on whether to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. If House lawmakers vote in favor of impeaching Duterte, the process moves to the Senate.

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