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 BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Even with Asian hostility toward some U.S. policies, President Bush's trip to the region this week is not expected to turn as acrimonious as his recent visit to Latin America.
Bush departs Monday for a seven-day trip to visit enthusiastic allies Japan and Mongolia, along with China and South Korea — who may have differences with Washington but do not want them to disrupt relations. He also will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Conference summit in Busan, where 21 member states are expected to agree to support free-trade talks at the World Trade Organization.
This trip will be vastly different from Bush's visit this month to the Americas Summit in Argentina. There, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez led a stadium full of protesters against a U.S.-backed free trade zone that failed to gain support of the 34 nations attending, sending Bush home early.
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