President Donald Trump is touting a “fantastic meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he prepares for high-stakes talks in South Korea this Thursday.
“We are gonna be (having) a fantastic meeting,” Trump said from Tokyo. He expressed confidence that the “big meeting” at the APEC summit “is going to work out very well.”
This optimism comes amid a new round of trade hostilities. A recent calm was broken by China’s rare earth export controls and a subsequent US threat of 100% tariffs.
The dispute has also seen the US add new port fees, sparking a wave of countermeasures from China.
Trump, whose Asia trip is focused on trade, seems to be counting on his personal diplomacy, saying the meeting will be “great for everybody.”
Trump Touts “Fantastic Meeting” as He Prepares for Xi Talks
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