00:00U.S. President Donald Trump may visit China ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, summit set to take place from October 30 to November 1.
00:11He could also meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC event in South Korea, according to the South China Morning Post, citing multiple sources.
00:22Both countries are working to end a worsening tariff war that has disrupted global trade and supply chains.
00:29Trump is pushing for steeper tariffs on Chinese imports of up to 55 percent and has set an August 12 deadline for a final agreement.
00:37The last high-level talks were on July 11 during the ASEAN Foreign Minister's meeting and related meetings in Malaysia,
00:44where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described their meeting as productive.
00:50On Friday, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said Beijing wants stable trade ties with the U.S.,
00:57adding that recent talks in Europe showed a tariff war was not necessary.
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