President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo)

At a meeting aimed at easing months of trade tensions with United States President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping Thursday told his counterpart that it was normal for the two leading economies of the world to have frictions now and then.

“It feels very warm seeing you again. Since your re-election, we have spoken on the phone thrice, exchanged several letters and stayed in close contact. Given our national condition, we don’t see eye to eye with each other and it is normal for the two leading economies in the world to have friction now and then,” the Chinese President said via a translator

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