Trump's Asia team takes shape, with loyalists filling key roles

DeSombre, Kanapathy, Kim to be picked for State and NSC, sources say

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U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, the first day of his second administration.  © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's Asia team is taking shape, with a mixture of donors, military veterans and congressional staffers -- but not career diplomats -- assuming key positions at the State Department, Pentagon and National Security Council (NSC).

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