US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will participate in a bilateral meeting. Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of a trip to Asia, with the White House confirming the meeting which had been called into question following an escalation in trade tensions.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that Trump departs for Malaysia late on Friday night and will also visit Japan and South Korea, where he will meet Xi next Thursday after addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic C

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