Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday (October 31, 2025) that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mr. Xi took centre stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that began on Friday (October 31, 2025) in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, as Mr. Trump left the country a day earlier after reaching deals with Mr. Xi meant to ease their escalating trade war.
This year's two-day APEC summit has been heavily overshadowed by the Mr. Trump-Mr. Xi meeting that was arranged on the sidelines.
Mr. Trump described his Thursday (October 30, 2025) meeting with Mr. Xi as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans.
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