U.S. President Donald Trump (L) talks to China's President Xi Jinping as they shake hands after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in South Korea on October 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping as “a Leader of extraordinary distinction” while en route to Beijing on Wednesday — a warm tone that contrasts sharply with warnings from some of his closest conservative policy allies, who say U.S. security and economic interests demand a tougher line.
Traveling with more than a dozen top American business leaders — including fellow billionaires Jensen Huang, Elon Musk and Tim Cook — Trump also described China as a “Great Country” in an online post during the trip.
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