Trump says Xi Jinping meeting will last 3-4 hours at South Korea dinner

President Donald Trump on Wednesday introduced new particulars about his upcoming assembly with Chinese language President Xi Jinping, saying he anticipated the assembly to final a number of hours.

Trump made the feedback on Wednesday throughout a diplomatic dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. Trump was caught on a sizzling mic as he sat down on the desk and mentioned his assembly with Xi on Thursday morning would final “three to 4 hours.”

“We’ll have one thing that is going to be very, very satisfying for China and for us. I believe we’ll have a – I believe it should be an excellent assembly. I am trying ahead to it tomorrow morning once we meet,” Trump mentioned.

Throughout his formal remarks, Trump additionally mentioned he was assured South Korea’s battle with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un would “finish very nicely.”

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President Donald Trump speaks throughout a dinner in his honor on the Hilton Gyeongju on October 29, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. (Photograph by Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)

“You’ve a neighbor who hasn’t been as good as they might have been, and I believe that would be the case. I do know Kim Jong Un very nicely, and I believe it can finish very nicely,” he mentioned.

Trump mentioned earlier this week that he can be open to assembly with Kim throughout his keep in South Korea. Trump will start the ultimate leg of his five-day Asia journey on Wednesday, after visiting Japan earlier this week.

“I might like to fulfill him if he desires to. I received alongside nice with Kim Jong Un. I appreciated him, he appreciated me,” Trump mentioned Monday throughout a joke on Air Drive One.

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President Donald Trump shakes fingers with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung whereas attending an honorary ceremony on the Gyeongju Nationwide Museum in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (AP)

Trump met with Kim a number of occasions throughout his first time period, changing into the primary US president to set foot in North Korea. Nevertheless, no assembly has been introduced for this week.

Trump’s talks along with his South Korean counterpart come as the 2 nations transfer nearer to finalizing a brand new commerce deal.

Henry Haggard, former ministerial adviser for political affairs on the US Embassy in Seoul, advised Fox Information Digital: “Trump’s important objective in assembly Lee Jae-myung is to safe a commerce deal and with it $350 billion in funding in the US.”

“He can even attempt to push Lee to take a stronger stance on China, and enhance protection spending. Lee will attempt to allure Trump, as the important thing to holding the bilateral relationship on observe is for Lee to have a stronger relationship with Trump.”

President Donald Trump (left) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend an honorary ceremony on the Gyeongju Nationwide Museum in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (AP)

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Lee heads a left-wing authorities that has to this point been reluctant to strengthen South Korea’s partnership with the US for concern of upsetting Chinese language reactions.

Efrat Lachter of Fox Information contributed to this report.