Overview
- At a White House breakfast, President Trump said he had "never seen men so scared" as Xi Jinping’s aides, describing them as silent and standing at attention.
- Trump recounted asking a Chinese official a question and getting no reply, adding that "President Xi didn't let him have any," as he urged his own cabinet to show similar discipline.
- Turning to Vice President JD Vance, Trump joked that Vance "butts into conversations" and asked him to behave like Xi’s aides "for a couple of days."
- The remarks referenced Trump’s roughly 100‑minute bilateral with Xi in Busan ahead of APEC, which he has praised as a "great" meeting on Truth Social.
- Coverage of the meeting points to talks on tariffs, rare earths, fentanyl enforcement, TikTok and technology access, with some outlets reporting a one‑year tariff truce as a developing claim pending details.