On social media Trump celebrated his meeting with Xi in South Korea as a “G2,” a recognition of America and China’s status as the world’s two biggest economies and a play on the multi-national Group of Seven (G7) and Group of 20 (G20) forums.

I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered whether his blunt style landed.

China's Xi has met leaders from Japan and Canada, positioning Beijing as defender of free trade amid US tariffs.

President Donald Trump on Thursday will end his 5-day Asian tour by meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after scoring trade deals and gifts from other leaders

Trump was presented with a replica of an ancient gold crown as well as a medal representing the highest state honor during his visit to South Korea.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

In shutdowns past — including during Trump's first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules. With staffers deemed “non-essential” sent home, the White House often sought to appear sympathetic to Americans affected by disruptions to health care, veterans benefits and other key services.

As Donald Trump skips the APEC summit, Xi Jinping seizes the moment to project China as the new champion of multilateralism, exposing a widening power vacuum in global economic leadership.

The summit was overshadowed by Trump’s highly provocative announcement, just prior to meeting Xi, that the US would immediately recommence “nuclear testing” in a move that threatens to dramatically escalate the nuclear arms race.

Despite President Trump's declaration of the success of his Asia tour, his words and actions have done little to reassure the United States' partners in the region