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US envoy predicts positive Trump-Xi meeting

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US President Donald Trump waves from his official vehicle, The Beast, as he heads to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. 

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • USTR Greer says talks setting up 'productive' Trump-Xi meeting
  • World's two largest economies seek to avert trade war escalation
  • Greer says broad range of topics discussed with China negotiators

The second day of trade talks between the US and China was paving the way for a "productive meeting" between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, Washington's top trade envoy said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, raising hopes of a deal between the world's two largest economies.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a fifth round of in-person discussions since May as both sides seek to de-escalate a trade war.