South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting on Saturday (November 1, 2025) as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which U.S. leader Donald Trump was largely absent.
The talks on the sidelines of the APEC gathering came on the final day of Mr. Xi's first trip to South Korea in more than a decade and a day after his meeting with Canada's premier reset damaged ties.
Mr. Trump flew to South Korea for the summit but promptly jetted home on Thursday (November 30, 2025) after sealing a trade war pause with Mr. Xi, the pair agreeing to dial down a dispute that has roiled markets and disrupted global supply chains.
His departure left the Chinese leader t
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