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President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base, in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Oct. 30 in the South Korean city of Busan.

The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, lasted about 100 minutes, according to Chinese state media.