U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 10th (local time) about a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, "We might not do it, but regardless of that, we will go there."
A U.S.-China summit had been planned on the occasion of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders' meeting in Korea (from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1), but it is now in danger of falling through due to China's rare earth export controls. However, he made it clear that even if the meeting with the president falls through, he will visit Korea, where the APEC meeting is being held, regardless.
After announcing a drug price-cut policy by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca at the White House that day, President Trump answered this way when asked by reporters whether he had canceled the meeting with Xi.
He added, "I think we might be able to have a meeting."
President Trump again criticized China's rare earth export controls, saying, "They have rocked the entire world with something people didn't think they would do. Shocking."
Earlier, President Trump criticized China's rare earth export controls on Truth Social as "taking the whole world hostage." He continued, "I was scheduled to meet Xi Jinping at the APEC meeting in Korea in two weeks, but now it doesn't seem necessary." He also announced that starting Nov. 1, the United States will impose an additional 100% tariff on China and begin export controls on key software.