Trump heads to Asia for talks with China's Xi amid trade tensions
Pacific Asia • Oct 25, 2025, 12:01 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday headed for Asia and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip. FRANCE 24 speaks to Robert Manning, Distinguished Fellow with the Strategic Foresight Hub and the China Program at the Stimson Center, to discuss what might be on the agenda.
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Trump kicks off Asia tour with Xi meeting on the agenda
Pacific Asia • 3:33 PM
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US President Donald Trump started his Asia tour in Malaysia Sunday by rewarding Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire pact, and saying he was confident of a "great" trade deal at upcoming talks with China's Xi Jinping. T
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Trump attends Thailand–Cambodia ceasefire signing in Malaysia
Pacific Asia • 9:53 AM
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Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by US President Donald Trump, whose threats of economic pressure pushed the two nations to halt skirmishes along their disputed border earlier this year. “T
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Kurdish PKK says it is withdrawing all forces from Turkey to northern Iraq
Pacific Asia • 9:18 AM
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The militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said on Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq and urged Ankara to take the necessary legal steps to protect the peace process. Its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in May for the gr
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Trump attends Thai-Cambodian ceasefire ceremony before ASEAN summit in Malaysia
Pacific Asia • 6:26 AM
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US President Donald Trump attended the signing ceremony of an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the first stop on his Asia tour which could include talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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