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 has already floated the first demand he will make in talks with China President Xi Jinping set for Thursday in South Korea – fentanyl.

As the week comes to a close, let’s take a look at the top stories that made headlines over the past few days. Xi Jinping Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Turmoil Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing an extraordinary challenge within the Chinese Communist Party,

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks ahead of his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its goals for the country over the next five years.

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Trump is scheduled to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea, the White House confirmed last week. The high-stakes trade talks come as both leaders attempt to avoid further escalation in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Discussions included export controls, tariff extensions, and trade expansion, with both sides reporting outcomes ahead of a summit between Trump and Xi Jinping.