Top US, Chinese officials hold talks in Korea ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Top U.S. and Chinese officials met in Korea, Wednesday, with Korea serving as a neutral ground for last-minute talks on the eve of a summit between the leaders of the two countries. The meeting took place in the VIP lounge of Incheon International Airport, where U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng fine-tuned and finalized the agenda for the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, scheduled to take place in Beijing, Thursday. The consultation lasted about three hours. According to China's CCTV, the two sides “exchanged frank, in-depth and constructive views” on economic and trade issues, which have been at the center of a diplomatic row between the world’s two largest economies. Prior to their meeting, each official paid a courtesy call to President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, with Lee expressing his best wishes for a successful summit between the U.S. and China. Regarding the officials' visit, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said, “It reflected Korea’s position as both an ally of the U.

Original source: Korea Times