Diplomatic styles will clash on Thursday when US President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea, to seek a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump has hyped up the chances of an agreement, while Xi has been characteristically cagey on those prospects.

Here’s what to expect when the leaders meet for the first time since 2019, in Busan:

– Styles clash –

Real estate mogul Trump has for weeks played up the chances of a grand deal with Xi, but he will face off with a lifelong Communist Party bureaucrat.

“Trump is personal and improvisational. Xi is the opposite,” said Ryan Hass, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

“Trump relishes making deals. Xi concentrates on advancing long-term strategy,” he said, adding “neither leader sees value for

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