WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew makes a five-nation swing through Asia next week and will reiterate that completion of an ambitious trans-Pacific trade pact by the year’s end remains a top U.S. priority.

Lew will also visit China to discuss the results of a high-level Communist party meeting expected to unveil key economic reforms this weekend.

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