Dancers, golf gifts and gold crowns: Trump is feted by Asian allies grappling with his policies

GYEONGJU, South Korea — There were declarations of a new “golden age” of alliances, photo stops in a gift store stocked with Trump memorabilia and even a golden crown

GYEONGJU, South Korea — There were declarations of a new “golden age” of alliances, photo stops in a gift store stocked with Trump memorabilia and even a golden crown.

On his three-country tour of Asia, President Donald Trump received a warm welcome from foreign leaders and showcased a diplomatic style rooted in personal rapport and dealmaking, culminating in the trade truce he reached Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump appeared to relish his reception from leaders of Asian allies and partners who sought every possible opportunity to flatter and delight him even as their countries are reeling from the impact of his tariffs and other policies.

Putting his arms literally and figuratively around Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump in Tokyo promised a “new golden age” of U.S.-Japan relations and accepted a gift of cherry blossom trees and a putter that belonged to his friend, the late former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe.

Takaichi was the second Asian leader on this trip to say she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize he so highly covets, after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, whose ceasefire agreement with Thailand was brokered in part by Trump.