White House Confirms APEC Xi-Trump Meeting – Oct. 24, 2025

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The White House has confirmed that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in South Korea to hash out a trade deal. Taiwan’s APEC envoy says he aims to strengthen ties with other economies and highlight Taiwan’s role in the global economy at the summit. And as Taiwan’s annual climate summit COP5 kicks off in southern Taiwan, Indigenous representatives are calling for collaboration between public and private sectors to help the country reach its sustainability goals. Plus: - Chinese President Xi Jinping closes the CCP’s Fourth Plenum by emphasizing technological self-reliance and military consolidation ahead of talks with Trump. - Japan’s new PM Takaichi Sanae has given her first policy speech since taking office, promising to raise defense spending two years earlier than originally planned. - As the United Nations marks the 80th anniversary of its founding, TaiwanPlus takes a closer look at reforms and challenges facing the global peacekeeping body today.