Trump says he and China’s Xi will meet in South Korea in October

US President Donald Trump with China’s President Xi Jinping (Susan Walsh/AP)

US President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit to take place at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the “early part of next year”, following a phone call the leaders shared on Friday.

In a Truth Social post, Mr Trump also said the Chinese leader would come to the United States “at an appropriate time,” noting the leaders also made progress on “the approval of the TikTok Deal”.