United States President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a major regional economic summit being held in South Korea next week, the White House has confirmed.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing on Thursday that Trump is scheduled to participate in a “bilateral meeting” with Xi in South Korea on the morning of October 30, before returning to Washington.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit – an inter-governmental forum promoting free trade among 21 economies located around the Pacific Rim – will be held in the city of Gyeongju on October 31 and November 1.

Leavitt did not make clear whether Trump would be attending the APEC summit itself.

Trump earlier confirmed his meeting with Xi, saying on Wednesday tha

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