United States President Donald Trump met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in South Korea. They met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit following months of rising tension between the two countries. The pair greeted each other with a handshake that lasted for nearly 27 seconds, a moment that has sparked many social media reactions.
The video is now circulating widely across social media. Reacting to the moment, a YouTube user wrote, “Why does he always have to be so touchy, shaking hands, holding on way too long?”
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Another added, “27-second handshake from Trump and XI! Really?!” A few also noted that, although Trump appeared excited, Xi, in comparison, maintained a cold demeanour. An X user shared, “Xi doesn’t care about Trump. Look how he is not reacting.”
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s meeting:
While shaking hands, they posed in front of the camera. Following this, they left to have a private conversation. The American leader later said that the meeting with his Chinese counterpart was "a great success". He said that the talks were “12 on a scale of one to 10.” After the meeting, Trump boarded Air Force One to return to the USA.
{{/usCountry}}While shaking hands, they posed in front of the camera. Following this, they left to have a private conversation. The American leader later said that the meeting with his Chinese counterpart was "a great success". He said that the talks were “12 on a scale of one to 10.” After the meeting, Trump boarded Air Force One to return to the USA.
{{/usCountry}}“The very very distinguished and respected President of China and we will be having some discussions, I think we have already agreed to a lot of things and we will agree to some more right now. But President Xi is a great leader of a great country and I think we're going to have a fantastic relationship for a long period of time — and it's an honor to have you with us,” Trump said while talking about Xi, adding that the Chinese leader was a “great friend.”
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It was the first time since 2019 that the two world leaders had a face-to-face interaction. The last time they met was on the sidelines of the G20 in Japan. Trump, at that time, was serving his first term as the US President.