US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping concluded trade war talks in under two hours with no immediate public comments on progress. The leaders met on the sidelines of an APEC summit in South Korea.

• Trump complimented Xi as a "very tough negotiator" before the meeting.
• Trump ordered the Pentagon to begin nuclear weapons testing on par with China and Russia.
• Key topics included fentanyl-related tariffs, US soybean purchases, and China's rare earth export controls.
• Leaders were flanked by senior officials, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.