Trump, XI meets at the top of the Apec after a “very productive” telephone call

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next month after a “very productive” telephone call.

The meeting will take place during the Summit of Economic Cooperation in Asia-Pacific (APEC) on October 31 and November 1. The face -to -face meeting will be the first between the two leaders during Trump’s second term in the White House.

Trump said he also agreed to go to China at the beginning of 2026 and that Xi had agreed to come to the United States “at a appropriate time”.

The president said on Friday that he spoke with XI of a range of questions, including trade, war in Ukraine and an agreement to approve the sale of Tiktok.

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in South Korea next month after speaking on Friday by phone, he said. (Flag image: Kim Jae-Hwan / Sopa Images / Lightrocket via Getty Images; Image de Xi: Alexander Vilf / Ria Novosti / Pool / Anadolu via Getty Images; Trump image: Chris Kleponis / CNP / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“I also agreed with President XI that we would meet at the APEC summit in South Korea, that I would go to China at the start of next year, and that President XI would also come to the United States in a timely manner,” Trump wrote on his Truth social platform. “The call was very good, we will speak again by phone, and we appreciate the approval of Tiktok. The two (sides) are looking forward to meeting at the Apec!”

In addition, the Chinese state media said that the two leaders held “pragmatic, positive and constructive telephone talks”.

On the Chinese side, XI told Trump that he should avoid imposing “unilateral commercial restrictions” on China, according to a statement from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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President Donald Trump and Chinese chief Xi Jinping. (Fox News)

China has been a major target for Trump’s prices, resulting in commerce back and forth on the fentanyl flow in the United States.

XI also expressed the hope that the Trump administration would provide an “open, fair and non-discriminatory commercial environment” for Chinese companies in the United States

With regard to Tiktok, the ministry said: “The Chinese government respects the wishes of the company in question and would be happy to see productive commercial negotiations in accordance with market rules leads to a solution which is in accordance with the laws and regulations of China and takes into account the interests of the two parties.”

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Friday’s call was the second between Trump and Xi since Trump returned to the White House.