What Does Trump-Xi Meeting Mean

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for nearly 90 minutes on 30 October 2025 in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the APEC 2025 summit framework to reduce escalation in the U.S.–China trade war. Does it mean real de-escalation or a tactical pause, and can the US-Allies stop China’s technological and economic rise through protective and punitive measures at all? My review of the meeting