South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju on Saturday (1 November), marking Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years. Lee urged Xi to help revive dialogue with North Korea and support efforts toward denuclearisation.

Xi meeting could bring $2 trillion in U.S. investment after productive discussions on trade and cooperation agreements.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting on Saturday as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which US leader Donald Trump was largely absent.

Trump's most anticipated meeting on the three-country tour is with China's Xi on Thursday -- the goal being to end a monthslong trade war.

Donald Trump was brutally fact-checked to his face by the Chinese leader Xi Jinping over claims he made about solving another war. President Trump has, several times, claimed to have been the driving force behind stopping the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia that turned violent,

President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, agreeing to cut tariffs by 10%. He said he did so because China agreed to help address the fentanyl crisis.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik— Contributor A critic of the returning Lord Macartney delegation from Britain to China in 1793 aptly noted that they had been treated with ceremony,