President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Gimhae Air Force Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. The White House Hong Kong —

Xi Jinping is not known for his easy smiles. China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has built a reputation reinforced by state media during his 12-year rule as a serious and steady hand.

But images released by the White House show a different side of Xi – and one not apparent in images published at home.

Xi attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, where he met US President Donald Trump for a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan.

All eyes were on how the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies would sort out their differences on a r

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