US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese leader XiJinping as part of his diplomatic trip to Asia, the White House has announced. Both leaders, who oversee the world’s largest economies, arebilled to discuss how to defuse a simmering trade war that has dragged on formonths. The discussions will hold on the sidelines of theAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, confirmed themeeting on Thursday. “I think we are going to come out very well and everyone’sgoing to be very happy,” Trump said. “We have a pretty long meeting scheduled. We can work out alot of our doubts and questions and our tremendous assets together. “I think something will work out. We have a very goodrelationship, but that will be a big one.” Even though both leaders have spoken at least thrice thisyear, this is their first face-to-face meeting since Trump’s return to the OvalOffice. Their last physical meeting was in 2019, during the firstTrump presidency. Wang Wentao, China’s commerce minister, expressed optimismover the forthcoming talks. “It is entirely possible to find solutions to each other’sconcerns” and “promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development ofChina-US economic and trade relations,” he said on Friday. A fresh trade war was ignited between both countries earlierthis month after Trump announced a fresh round of 100 percent tariffs onChinese goods. Trump said the move was in response to China’s decision toplace export controls on its critical rare earths. The tariffs are set to take effect from November 1. During his Asian tour, the US president will also meetleaders from Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.
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