Trump & Xi Jinping agree substantial framework to avert Nov 1 100% tariffs. China delays rare earth curbs & restarts huge US soybean purchases.

Trump is on a five-day Asian tour that is expected to include a bilateral meeting with the Chinese leader in South Korea.

President Trump's closely-watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is set for this Thursday in South Korea with increasing expectations after the weekend of advance talks have resulted in an environment that both sides say could be conducive to compromise.

In Malaysia, Trump discussed trade and security, and also focused on a new peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand.

The interactions and mutual respect between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have become the “most valuable strategic asset” in bilateral ties, the country’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday. Wang told this to US State Secretary Marco Rubio during a phone conversation, ahead of a summit between Xi and Trump.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will appeal for free trade and regional cooperation at the ASEAN summit on Monday ahead of President Donald Trump’s face-off with China’s Xi Jinping.

U.S. President Donald Trump faces one of the toughest challenges of his second term when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, where the world's two largest economies will seek to avert an escalation of their trade war.