Trump and Xi meet to discuss trade war

特朗普与习近平会晤,商讨贸易战

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2025-10-30

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have met for the first time since 2019 to discuss a possible truce in the US-China trade war. The leaders of the world's two biggest economies shook hands and spoke of friendship ahead of the "amazing" meeting in South Korea. President Trump said they agreed a cut in tariffs and a rare earth minerals deal. Also: the US says it will begin testing its nuclear weapons to keep up with Russia and China; Hurricane Melissa moves towards the Bahamas and Cuba after causing unprecedented devastation in Jamaica; Brazil's president condemns the police raid that killed more than 130 people in Rio de Janeiro; the long lost wolf spider is re-discovered in the UK; what drives those who want to live forever; and the art of presidential gift giving.
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  • This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.

  • Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

  • We're recording this at 4.30 GMT on Thursday, the 30th of October.

  • The U.S.

  • President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have held talks in South Korea,

  • so did they end their trade war?

  • On his way to the meeting, Mr Trump announced that the U.S.

  • will start testing its nuclear weapons.

  • Also today,

  • Jamaica's Prime Ministers as Hurricane Melissa caused total devastation in parts of the island,

  • with the town of Black River completely destroyed.

  • Also in the podcast, Anger in Brazil after a police operation leaves 130 people dead.

  • This war is a war against a parallel state that is proving itself stronger every day.

  • More on that later.

  • But first, have the world's two biggest economies agreed a truce in their long-running trade war?

  • The U.S.

  • President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping both sounded optimistic at the start of their much-anticipated talks in the South Korean city of Busan.

  • It's a great honor to be with a friend of mine, really for a long time now, if you think about it.

  • We've already agreed to a lot of things and will agree to some more right now.

  • But President Xi is a great leader of a great country,