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China's Xi Jinping to attend APEC summit in South Korea

By AAP Newswire

Oct 24, 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea from October 30 to November 1 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Beijing's foreign ministry says.

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Xi will deliver a speech at APEC and hold bilateral meetings with other leaders, including South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the ministry, said a press briefing on Friday.

Guo said Xi's attendance at the summit would demonstrate the great importance China attaches to regional economic co-operation.

Guo said China is ready to work with all parties to contribute to the advancement of economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

The White House said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump would have a bilateral meeting with Xi on the morning of October 30.

When asked about the meeting, Guo said China would "release further information in a timely manner".

Officials from China and the United States are due to arrive in Malaysia on Friday for another round of trade talks to calm an escalating tit-for-tat trade war.

with EFE