New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week during his Asia visit, the White House confirmed on Thursday. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will depart for Malaysia late Friday night before heading to South Korea, where the meeting with Xi will take place next Thursday (October 30).

The talks - the first between the two leaders in Trump's second term - are expected to focus on trade, China's ties with Russia, and efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said on Wednesday (October 23) that he expected to reach multiple agreements with Xi, covering issues ranging from soybean purchases and trade tensions to nuclear arms control and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Speaking to reporter...