Chinese President Xi Jinping was set to arrive in South Korea on Thursday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S.

Leaders will hold talks in South Korea after US threatened additional tariffs in response to Chinese rare earth curbs.

The meeting of Xi Jinping and Trump marked the first face-to-face encounter in six years between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.

Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to the ancient Korean city of Gyeongju on Thursday, marking his second visit since he first toured the historic city 16 years ago as vice president. Xi began his three-day visit to Gyeongju,

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the importance of 'high-level exchanges' with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, suggesting a possible meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the upcoming APEC summit.