Trump to meet China's Xi in S.Korea next Thurs., Japan PM Takaichi on Tues.

The White House said on Thursday US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next Thursday, two days after having talks with Japan's new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will attend a working dinner of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia on Sunday before meeting Takaichi in Japan on Tuesday. Leavitt said Trump will fly to South Korea on Wednesday and meet with President Lee Jae-myung later in the day.

She said Trump will also participate in events related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on the same day. Leavitt added that Trump will meet Xi in South Korea the following day.