Xi and Trump to meet in Busan, first face-to-face talks since 2019

As agreed between China and the United States, President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump in Busan, the Republic of Korea, on Thursday to exchange views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest. This will mark their first face-to-face meeting since their last encounter in Osaka, Japan back in 2019. Head-of-state diplomacy has played an irreplaceable strategic role in guiding China-US relations. Over the past few months, under the guidance of the important consensus between the two presidents, the economic and trade teams of the two countries have held five rounds of talks and reached positive consensus. China is ready to work with the US to ensure this meeting delivers positive results, provides new guidance, and injects fresh momentum into the steady growth of China-US relations.