Here Are the Key US-China Issues to Watch in Trump-Xi Summit

It could be the political meeting of the year. President Donald Trump is Japan, days before he is to meet China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea. Source: Bloomberg

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By Bloomberg News

October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC

A meeting Thursday between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is set to be one of the key diplomatic events of the year, with the US-China economic relationship at stake following multiple rounds of escalating tensions and temporary truces.

Trump told traveling reporters Monday on Air Force One that while nothing has yet been agreed, he felt good going into the meeting with Xi set to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea.