US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met after a long time on October 30. Because of this meeting, relations between the two countries seemed to be improving. However, before this there was a fierce tariff war between China and America. The important thing is that no picture was released by Beijing regarding this meeting, which raises questions on Jinping’s thinking.
The Chinese President addressed the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting held in Busan city of South KoreaAPEC) Had a meeting with Trump during the summit. Issues like soybean, fentanyl, rare earth minerals and computer chips were included in the conversation between the two leaders. America had released pictures regarding this, but the photo was not shared by China. There are speculations that Jinping has done this to create his tough image, but there has been no official statement on this.
White House shared pictures of Trump-Jinping
The White House had released some pictures of Trump and Jinping, in which Xi Jinping was seen in a different form. In the pictures, both the leaders were seen sitting face to face with their officials. In one picture, Xi Jinping is seen smiling with his eyes closed, while Donald Trump is holding a paper in front of him. After this meeting, Trump made fun of China’s cabinet. He described the Chinese ministers as scared. Trump had said that I have never seen such cowardly people.
President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in South Korea. pic.twitter.com/F59Kzm9R5t
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 30, 2025
Let us tell you that being angry with America’s tariff, China had stopped buying its soybean. Along with this, counter-tariff was also imposed. However, after the meeting, America reduced the tariff on China. At the same time, China started purchasing soybean again.