Trump, Xi Jinping and China
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Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed US President Donald Trump on Thursday for his peacemaking efforts as the two leaders met in the South Korean port city of Busan.
President Trump's closely-watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is set for this Thursday in South Korea with increasing expectations after the weekend of advance talks have resulted in an environment that both sides say could be conducive to compromise.
Topping the agenda at every stop is trade, with negotiators still ironing out the details of pacts expected to be signed during Trump’s three-country Asia tour.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will appeal for free trade and regional cooperation at the ASEAN summit on Monday ahead of President Donald Trump’s face-off with China’s Xi Jinping.
The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion that would be invested in the American economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump.