The growing power of China's leader complicates U.S. dealmaking—and makes a grand bargain unlikely, writes Neil Thomas.

Trump is in South Korea, the final stop of his Asia tour, where he says he expects to nail down a "good deal for both" China and the U.S. with Xi Jinping.

Trump, 79, was overheard claiming during a diplomatic dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung that the Thursday meeting with Xi would stretch “three to four hours” — despite official guidance from the White House budgeting a little under two hours for the summit.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at the APEC Summit in Busan as experts say China now holds leverage in the ongoing trade war.

I T IS THE start of the most important week of diplomacy for Donald Trump since he returned to office. A meeting between the American president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is planned for October 30th and comes after Mr Trump’s whistlestop tour of many of his country’s most important Asian allies.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are poised to hold a high-stakes summit in South Korea on Thursday, as the world’s two largest economies struggle to resolve a protracted trade conflict that has upended global economy.

President Trump is poised to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following constructive weekend trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Investors will also tune into earnings from Apple, Amaz

Mr Xi is firmly in charge, and unabashed about showing the party and the world that he will dump anyone deemed to be a bad actor. It was unclear what, exactly, the purged officials had done to deserve their punishment.