Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping face a vast agenda at their meeting in Seoul, starting with the trade war over tariffs and high-tech exports.

The confirmation of a Trump-Xi meeting signaled an intent to de-escalate tensions and put negotiations back on track, analysts said.

"No Trump!" the rally of hundreds shouted, growing louder as it neared the United States embassy in the centre of South Korea's capital Seoul. A line of police buses stopped them reaching the gates, but a stage and loudspeaker ensured their voices would soar above Gwanghwamun square and within earshot of US President Donald Trump's representatives.

Reasons for pessimism are clear. Time and again, Trump has ripped up negotiations on a whim—most recently ending trade talks and hiking import levies on Canada by 10% in response to an anti-tariff ad published by the government of Ontario.

At the Fourth Plenum of the Communist Party of China’s leadership, President Xi Jinping outlined a bold shift in China’s economic development model under its next Five-Year Plan.

I T IS THE start of the most important week of diplomacy for Donald Trump since he returned to office. A meeting between the American president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is planned for October 30th and comes after Mr Trump’s whistlestop tour of many of his country’s most important Asian allies.

President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.

Investors are heading into this week's trade talks between the U.S. and Chinese leaders with a sense of deja vu, excited by the proclamations of a truce and apprehensive the real deal may offer far less to celebrate.

President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit amid ongoing trade negotiations and tensions over rare-earth export controls.