The Chinese government officially confirmed on October 29 that President Xi Jinping will meet with US President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025.
The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, as both countries seek to stabilize bilateral relations after years of trade and geopolitical tensions, according to a statement from China's Foreign Ministry.
Spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference:
“The two leaders will have in-depth exchanges on strategic, global and bilateral issues of great significance to China-US relations.”
According to Reuters, the meeting in Busan was the first time Mr. Xi and Mr. Trump had spoken directly since the US leader returned to the White House in early 2025 after winning the election late last year.
Ahead of the summit, Beijing is said to have sent a goodwill signal by allowing state-owned enterprises to buy three shipments of US soybeans, marking the first deals of the new US crop. Observers XEM this as a symbolic move to create a positive atmosphere before the summit.
Diplomatic sources revealed that the agenda of the meeting could include:
- Tax and trade policies between the world's two largest economies;
- High-tech regulations, especially in the fields of semiconductor chips and artificial intelligence;
- Regional security issues, including the situation in the East Sea and the Korean Peninsula.
An unnamed US official told Reuters that Washington “does not expect major breakthroughs immediately”, but “is looking for long-term strategic stability with China”.
Meanwhile, Chinese state media called this a “constructive and future-oriented meeting”, saying that the two sides would discuss a new economic cooperation mechanism, and affirmed that Beijing was willing to “work with Washington to find common ground”.
