Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to hold meeting in South Korea amid hopes for trade deal – live updates
Summit on sidelines of Apec is the first between the leaders of US and China since 2019, and comes after tensions have been strained by Trump’s trade warOn Monday the...
By Adam Fulton · The Guardian World
Summit on sidelines of Apec is the first between the leaders of US and China since 2019, and comes after tensions have been strained by Trump’s trade war On Monday the US and China agreed on a framework for a trade deal ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the agreement – forged on the sidelines of the Association of south-east Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Malaysia on Sunday – would remove the threat of the imposition of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports starting on 1 November and include “a final deal” on the sale of TikTok in the US. Continue reading...