President Trump mentioned Friday he would meet with Chinese language President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in South Korea subsequent month, marking the primary in-person assembly between the 2 leaders of Trump’s second time period.
Trump spoke with Xi by cellphone on Friday, with the 2 leaders discussing commerce, the conflict in Ukraine and a deal to approve the sale of TikTok.
“I also agreed with President Xi that we would meet at the APEC Summit in South Korea, that I would go to China in the early part of next year, and that President Xi would, likewise, come to the United States at an appropriate time,” Trump posted. “The call was a very good one, we will be speaking again by phone, appreciate the TikTok approval, and both look forward to meeting at APEC!”
The Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) Summit will happen on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in South Korea. The gathering brings collectively leaders from roughly two dozen economies.
Trump visited China throughout his first time period in 2017.
The president has spoken warmly of Xi all through his second time period, even because the Trump administration has hit Beijing with tariffs over the movement of fentanyl into america and left different tariffs from Trump’s first time period in place.
Xi earlier this month held a summit in Tianjin, China, the place he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The assembly was seen as a sign these three nations have been creating nearer ties, and North Korean chief Kim Jong Un later joined to attend a army parade in China.
