Optimism spikes for a Thursday summit between Trump and Xi Jinping

Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this Thursday in Gyeongju, South Korea, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, despite rising tensions between the two ￰0￱ will be the first face-to-face between the two leaders during Trump’s second term, although they’ve already spoken twice by phone, the latest one being in ￰1￱ are on ￰2￱ site Kalshi now shows a 93% chance the meeting takes place this week, with over $6 million wagered on it.) aren’t going ￰3￱ state media issued its own line Sunday: “The two countries gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.” But the facts on the ground suggest little trust on either side.

Trump’s visit to South Korea comes after a weekend stop in Malaysia, where he attended a bilateral session with Malaysia’s prime minister and joined the ASEAN leaders’ ￰4￱ Asia trip is part of a broader White House push to build stronger ties in the region while keeping pressure on ￰5￱ all eyes are on Gyeongju, and whether the Trump-Xi summit delivers anything real — or just more ￰6￱ up to $30,050 in trading rewards when you join Bybit today