President Donald Trump faces one of the toughest challenges of his second term when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, where the world's two largest economies will seek to avert an escalation of their trade war.

I T IS THE start of the most important week of diplomacy for Donald Trump since he returned to office. A meeting between the American president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is planned for October 30th and comes after Mr Trump’s whistlestop tour of many of his country’s most important Asian allies.

President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.

With a military purge in Beijing before a major political meeting this week some analysts ask: whom can leader Xi Jinping trust?

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could "consummate" the TikTok deal announced last month when they meet on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.

Trump is scheduled to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea, the White House confirmed last week. The high-stakes trade talks come as both leaders attempt to avoid further escalation in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned of rising uncertainties as the Communist Party approved its next five-year plan, emphasizing technological innovat