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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the APEC forum, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI

GYEONGJU, South Korea -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he agreed to lower tariffs on Chinese goods while Beijing will buy American soybeans and delay rare-earth export controls, after a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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