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Trump and Xi hold first face-to-face talks in six years

Trump and Xi hold first face-to-face talks in six years

Update: 2025-10-30
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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have held their first face-to-face talks in six years in a moment of high trade tension between China and the US.



Mr Trump hailed an "amazing" meeting with his Chinese counterpart, but Beijing was less effusive. Thursday's talks did not lead to a formal agreement but the announcements suggest they are closer to a deal. We'll try to work out what has been sorted out at the talks in South Korea.



Also in the programme: The latest mass killings in Sudan spark international outrage, with the RSF rebel leader promising an immediate investigation into the actions of his troops; the Dutch election is a neck-and-neck race between centrist liberals and anti-Islam populists; and five more suspects have been arrested over the Louvre museum jewellery heist.



(Photo shows US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping shake hands in Busan, South Korea on 30 October 2025. Credit: Yonhap/EPA)
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Trump and Xi hold first face-to-face talks in six years

Trump and Xi hold first face-to-face talks in six years

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