New video loaded: How President Trump and Xi's meeting defused a major trade war
President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping just held a long-awaited meeting in South Korea. David Pearson, the New York Times' foreign correspondent covering China, details what China accomplished and how it defused a major trade war.
Written by David Pierson, Christina Thornell, Nikolay Nikolov, Chang W. Lee
October 31, 2025
