Trump shares light moment with Xi ahead of Busan meeting, calls China president ‘tough negotiator’

President Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Busan for their first in-person talks in six years, exchanging handshakes and candid words about trade, rare earths, and tariffs; Trump jokes about Xi as a “tough negotiator” but strikes an optimistic tone, as the high-stakes summit aims to reset US-China relations amid ongoing economic tensions and a fragile truce.