Trump and Xi agree to meet at APEC in phone call

US president appreciates TikTok 'approval,' but no mention of Taiwan in readout

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit the Forbidden City in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan on Nov. 8, 2017. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU

September 19, 2025 21:23 JST

Updated on September 20, 2025 03:14 JST

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Friday, in which they agreed to meet on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.