Fri, 24 Oct 2025

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 Trump will meet with Xi in South Korea, says White House

It will be the first face-to-face meeting for both leaders since Trump's return to office.

* US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on October 30th at a summit in South Korea
* This will be their first face-to-face meeting since Trump's return to office and marks a fragile trade ceasefire brokered in May
* Trump has threatened to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods if China does not roll back its tightened restrictions on rare earth exports
* The meeting is part of Trump's wider trip to Asia, which includes stops in Malaysia for the Asean summit and Japan to meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
* Trump has said that speaking directly with Xi is the most effective approach to resolving persistent tensions between the US and China on issues like tariffs, trade disputes, fentanyl trafficking and more.
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