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Xi Jinping to Discuss Trade at APEC Summit Amid Tensions

10/31/2025

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will lead discussions at APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 31, 2025.
He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi.
The talks follow a fragile trade truce with U.S. President Donald Trump to ease rare earth exports.
Canada seeks to improve ties with China amid a U.S. trade war.
Senior officials express skepticism about a substantive joint statement at the summit.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will lead discussions at APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 31, 2025.
He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi.
The talks follow a fragile trade truce with U.S. President Donald Trump to ease rare earth exports.
Canada seeks to improve ties with China amid a U.S. trade war.
Senior officials express skepticism about a substantive joint statement at the summit.