Trump, Xi may meet forward of or throughout October APEC summit in South Korea, SCMP experiences

U.S. President Donald Trump may go to China earlier than going to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit between October 30 and November 1, or he might meet Chinese chief Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC occasion in South Korea, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday (July 20, 2025), citing a number of sources. The two nations have been attempting to barter an finish to an escalating tit-for-tat tariff struggle that has upended international commerce and provide chains.

Mr. Trump has sought to impose tariffs on U.S. importers for nearly all overseas items, which he says will stimulate home manufacturing and which critics say will as an alternative make many client items costlier for Americans.

He has referred to as for a common base tariff fee of 10% on items imported from all nations, with greater charges for imports from probably the most “problematic” ones, together with China: imports from there now have the best tariff fee of 55%.

Mr. Trump has set a deadline of August 12 for the U.S. and China to succeed in a sturdy tariffs settlement.

A spokesperson for Mr. Trump didn’t reply to a request for remark in regards to the reported plans for a gathering with Mr. Xi within the fall.