China, South Korea and Xi
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President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, a high-stakes sit-down expected to focus on trade between the world’s two largest economies. Between U.S. and Chinese delegates,
President Donald Trump said he had an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where “a lot of decisions were made” on fentanyl, rare earth minerals and more.
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher as investors weigh the state of the economy after a truce between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
South Korea told President Trump a stealthy submarine will reduce the burden on American forces as threats from Beijing and Pyongyang rise.
A US fighter jet and a helicopter crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday. The F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, both based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, went down in separate incidents while “conducting routine operations”, said the US navy’s Pacific Fleet.