GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Trump sat down with President Xi Jinping of China on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation convention (APEC) in South Korea last week.

The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.

Despite the brevity of the much-anticipated rendezvous — and Trump's absence in the main APEC Economic Leaders' Summit — the countries' trade dispute loomed large over the event.

On Saturday, representatives from APEC's 21 member countries acknowledged challenges facing the global trade system and supply chains in a joint declaration. They called for "a trade and investment environment that promotes resilience and benefits for all."

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