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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump's diplomatic circuit done Asia continued Wednesday arsenic helium met with South Korea's Lee Jae Myung and attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Trump sought to unafraid $350 cardinal successful South Korean investments, blistery connected the heels of deals of akin worth from his erstwhile stops successful Malaysia and Japan.
Trump said a woody with South Korea was "pretty overmuch finalized," though neither authorities has confirmed the details of an agreement.
In lieu of a confirmed deal, Trump truthful acold has received a replica golden crown and the country's highest medal. The 2 presidents proclaimed a caller aureate property betwixt their countries.
Trump connected Wednesday besides confirmed helium would not widen his circuit of Asia with a sojourn to North Korea.
North Korea connected Wednesday said it conducted palmy cruise rocket tests, which Trump seemingly dismissed erstwhile asked astir the subject activity: “He’s been launching missiles for decades, right?”
President Donald Trump reacts arsenic helium is presented with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and the Silla golden crown by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung astatine the Gyeongju National Museum connected Oct. 29, 2025, successful Gyeongju, South Korea. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump reacts arsenic helium is presented with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and the Silla golden crown by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung astatine the Gyeongju National Museum connected Oct. 29, 2025, successful Gyeongju, South Korea. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump is welcomed by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung astatine the Gyeongju National Museum connected Oct. 29, 2025, successful Gyeongju, South Korea. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump, Xi to conscionable successful South Korea connected Thursday
South Korea and the APEC acme service arsenic a backdrop for a highly anticipated gathering Thursday betwixt Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
It volition beryllium the archetypal face-to-face betwixt the 2 leaders since Trump began his 2nd word — and slapped Beijing with hefty tariffs, resulting successful an ongoing commercialized war.
Tariffs, commercialized and TikTok are expected to beryllium the focuses of the meeting, which comes pursuing quality of a model for a commercialized woody betwixt the U.S. and China.
The woody whitethorn besides impact China resuming the acquisition of soybeans from U.S. farmers after commercialized disputes disrupted the once-solid relationship.
NewsNation's Anna Kutz and Tom Dempsey contributed to this report.
