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.

Top trade negotiators for the US and China said they came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the table for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal and ease trade tensions that have rattled global markets.

On Wednesday, Trump is also expected to visit South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. While there, Trump will hold a bilateral meeting with the president of the Republic of Korea, deliver keynote remarks at the APEC CEO luncheon and participate in APEC working dinner.

With a military purge in Beijing before a major political meeting this week some analysts ask: whom can leader Xi Jinping trust?

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could "consummate" the TikTok deal announced last month when they meet on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Heritage Foundation advisor Michael Pillsbury commented on President Trump's "brilliant" trade negotiations with China during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." SHANNON BREAM: How tricky is this moving forward?

Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.

President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.

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.