US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met in Busan on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, where they held talks aimed at easing long-standing economic tensions between Washington and Beijing. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met in Busan on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, where they held talks aimed at easing long-standing economic tensions between Washington and Beijing.