US EditionTrump and Xi land in Busan for highly anticipated meeting over trade and tariffs
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025, ahead of a much-anticipated meeting to address trade and tariff concerns.
- This year, rising tensions between the United States and China set the stage for the meeting, with this month's escalation involving Beijing export controls and threats to ban software-powered exports.
- The agenda lists tariffs, tech curbs and rare earths for discussion, with U.S. officials outlining deals from fentanyl flow restrictions to TikTok's divestiture from ByteDance.
- Investors are cautiously watching for headlines from Busan as the trade war has kept markets on edge, while China’s purchase of U.S. soybeans Wednesday suggested a possible thaw.
- The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. local time, marking the first in-person encounter since Trump began his second term in January during Xi's first state visit in 11 years to attend APEC in Gyeongju from Thursday to Saturday.
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