Trump announces meeting with Xi Jinping at South Korea APEC summit scheduled for next month

President Donald Trump on Friday disclosed he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next month following a very productive phone call The meeting will take place during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC summit on Oct and Nov The face-to-face meeting will be the first between the two leaders during Trump s second term in the White House Trump noted he also agreed to movement to China in early and that Xi agreed to come to the United States at an appropriate time The president declared Friday that he spoke with Xi about a range of issues including deal the war in Ukraine and a deal to approve the sale of TikTok HEGSETH DELIVERS STERN WARNING TO CHINA IN FIRST CALL AFTER XI'S MILITARY PARADE I also agreed with President Xi that we would meet at the APEC Summit in South Korea that I would go to China in the early part of next year and that President Xi would likewise come to the United States at an appropriate time Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform The call was a very good one we will be speaking again by phone and we appreciate the TikTok approval Both sides look forward to meeting at APEC Separately Chinese state media reported the two leaders held pragmatic positive and constructive phone talks On the Chinese side Xi reported Trump that he should avoid imposing unilateral business restrictions on China according to a message from the country s Foreign Ministry TRUMP TOUTS KIM JONG UN RELATIONSHIP AMID SOUTH KOREA SUMMITChina has been a major target for Trump s tariffs resulting in back-and-forth exchange restrictions over the flow of fentanyl into the United States Xi also expressed hope that the Trump administration would provide an open fair and non-discriminatory business climate for Chinese companies in the U S Regarding TikTok the ministry declared The Chinese cabinet respects the wishes of the company in question and would be happy to see productive commercial negotiations in keeping with area rules lead to a fix that complies with China s laws and regulations and takes into account the interests of both sides CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFriday s call was the second between Trump and Xi since Trump returned to the White House