Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on Thursday, with the US president predicting a "great meeting" but Beijing being more circumspect.

The tussle between the world's top two economies, which encompasses everything from rare earths to soybeans and port fees, has rocked markets and gummed up supply chains for months.

The meeting between the two men, their first face-to-face encounter since 2019, was due to start at 11:00 am (0200 GMT) in Busan, South Korea, according to the White House.

Following productive preparatory talks by top officials, Trump said on Wednesday on his way to South Korea that "a lot of problems are going to be solved".

"We have been talking to them, we're not just walking into the meeting cold... I think we're goi

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