Trump, Xi open crucial meeting in South Korea, with high stakes for South-East Asia

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With the eyes of the world upon them, United States President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday (Oct 30) kicked off a widely anticipated meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan.  The first meeting of the two leaders since Trump’s return to the White House is an attempt to calm the waters in the middle of a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.   The end result could be the lowering of the high trade barriers they have imposed on each other this year.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mrx5cxvy  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Mr. President, the President of the People's Republic of China,

00:09is a strong member of the Constitution.

00:11Good to meet you.

00:14It's a pleasure to see you again.

00:17Good to see you again.

00:19And we're going to have a very successful meeting, I have no doubt.

00:25But he's a very tough negotiator, that's not good.

00:35We know each other well.

00:40Mr. President, do you plan to sign a free deal today?

00:43Good thing.

00:44I think we have a great understanding.

00:48We have a great relationship, we've always had a great relationship.

00:52Thank you very much, everyone.

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