South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting on Saturday as the Chinese head of state took center stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which U.S. leader Donald Trump was largely absent.
The talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering came on the final day of Xi's first trip to South Korea in more than a decade and a day after his meeting with Canada's prime minister reset damaged ties.
Trump flew to South Korea for the summit but promptly jetted home on Thursday after sealing a trade war pause with Xi, the pair agreeing to dial down a dispute that has roiled markets and disrupted global supply chains.
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