NEW YORK CITY: Donald Trump on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) spent another day sequestered in cabinet-building talks as international suspense grew over who he will pick for secretary of state having already defied diplomatic protocol and provoked China.

The president-elect has so far named 12 members of his team -- chiefly defense, health, treasury and commerce secretaries, attorney general, CIA director and ambassador to the United Nations -- rolling out appointments well ahead of schedule compared to previous incoming US administrations.

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