The Japanese government said its Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first talks Friday afternoon in South Korea, Kyodo News Agency reported.

At an Asia-Pacific summit, the Chinese leader urged countries to “resist unilateral bullying,” an appeal that seemed at odds with his country’s recent actions.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was expected to convey to Chinese Premier Xi Jinping grave concerns over China's behaviour, including around the Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands by China.

President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans.

The president said he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans.

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet today in Busan on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which is a high-stakes encounte

Trump claimed the meeting was “amazing” and a “12” on a scale of 1-10, but experts have said Xi successfully leveraged China’s rare earths advantage.

Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship.

President Donald Trump said he had an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where “a lot of decisions were made” on fentanyl, rare earth minerals and more.