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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea – just hours after Trump hinted online at potential shifts in U.S. defense and trade policy.

The meeting marked the final stop of Trump’s Asia trip, which also included stops in Malaysia and Japan, and focused on cooling the economic standoff between Washington and Beijing.

Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has levied major tariffs on Chinese imports – a move that prompted Beijing to tighten its control over exports of rare earth elements. Both leaders signaled interest in reducing tensions to avoid further shocks to the global economy.

Ahead of Thursday’s summit, U.S. and Chinese aides signaled the discussion would

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