Trump and Xi set for first face-to-face meeting in 6 years as major trade war looms over both nations

When President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, it could reset relations with the global power that’s long been defined as America’s greatest geopolitical threat.The meeting comes at a critical moment — as both nations navigate escalating trade tensions, military posturing in the Pacific and a race for dominance in critical technologies that will shape the century ahead.Global markets will be watching closely to see how the meeting unfolds. A successful meeting could end with the U.S. backing off of its threat of triple-digit tariffs and China allowin