U.S. President Donald Trump may visit China ahead of the APEC summit from October 30 to November 1, and could also meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the event in South Korea, according to the South China Morning Post.
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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