President Donald Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea, just a short time after he announced on social media that the United States would restart nuclear weapons testing.

In Trump’s nuclear weapons statement, he noted that China “is a distant third” in nuclear weapons but will be even with the U.S. alongside Russia “within 5 years.”

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President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, pose for a photo before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbe

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