Watch as Donald Trump and Xi Jingping shake hands for 27 seconds before “amazing” talks between the two leaders. The pair met in Busan, South Korea on Thursday (30 October), following months of escalating tension between the countries. Following the meeting, Mr Trump boarded Air Force One to return to Washington. He said that he would rate the talks a “12 on a scale of one to 10”. Whilst the talks did not end in a formal agreement, Mr Trump agreed to reduce tariffs on some Chinese goods entering the US, whilst Beijing agreed to suspend export control measures it had placed on rare earths, which are crucial to the manufacture of many modern technologies.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet to discuss a trade deal.

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BUSAN, South Korea: President Donald Trump is set to meet face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, a chance for the leaders of the world’s two largest economies to…

Speaking to the media at the start of their talks, the leaders of the US and China indicated that they were prepared to declare a truce on some key issues

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President Trump returns to Washington after discussing trade and tariffs with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea.

SEOUL: President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had…

US president says rare earths issue settled after 'amazing' meeting with Chinese counterpart.

"I guess on the scale from 0 to 10, with ten being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12," Trump said. "I think it was a 12."

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The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.

U.S. President Donald Trump departed from South Korea on Thursday after a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that lowered the temperature on a simmering trade…

US President Trump hails meeting with China’s Xi Jinping as 'amazing', but experts are not convinced about its success.

Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world's top two economies - but the rivalry persists.

Watch as Donald Trump and Xi Jingping shake hands for 27 seconds before “amazing” talks between the two leaders. The pair met in Busan, South Korea on Thursday (30 October),…