【By Observer News, Xiong Chaoran】Next week, U.S. President Trump is about to embark on his Asian tour. On October 23 local time, the White House revealed his schedule for this trip.

According to Reuters, White House Press Secretary Levitt told reporters at a press conference that day that Trump will depart for Malaysia on the evening of October 24 local time and will visit Japan and South Korea. Next Thursday (October 30), Trump will deliver a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Leaders Summit. According to U.S. officials, after that, he will hold talks with China before returning home.

During his visits to the three Asian countries, on October 26 local time, Trump will meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar and attend the ASEAN Summit leaders' working dinner; on October 27 local time, Trump will meet with Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takeda; on October 29 local time, Trump will fly to South Korea to meet with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

On October 9, Gao Jiakun, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, hosted a regular press briefing. A BBC reporter asked whether China would send personnel to South Korea to attend the APEC informal leaders' meeting? Would Chinese leaders meet with U.S. President Trump during the APEC meeting?

Regarding this, Gao Jiakun said at the time that China highly values APEC cooperation and is willing to work with all parties to promote positive results from this year's meeting, which will help the economic growth of the Asia-Pacific and the world. "Regarding the specific issues you mentioned, I currently have no information to provide."

July 3, 2025, U.S. President Trump boarded Air Force One IC Photo

Reuters pointed out that the "months-long" Sino-U.S. trade dispute seemed to "break out fully" in early October. Previously, the U.S. issued a series of erroneous policies in September, including tightening export controls on Chinese enterprises, aiming to further restrict and suppress Chinese development.

In defense of national interests, China also took countermeasures. On October 9, China released two announcements regarding enhanced export controls on rare earth-related items. On the same day, China also announced several other announcements, not only adding several new rare earth elements and dozens of rare earth processing equipment to the export control list, but also involving ultra-hard materials, lithium batteries, and artificial graphite anode materials.

Afterward, frustrated, Trump once claimed to continue using high tariffs as a means of extortion against China, but a few days later, he lowered his tone. On October 17 local time, Trump told Fox Business News that his previous threat to restart high tariffs against China was "not sustainable."

Reuters reported that in recent days, Trump expressed optimism about reaching a trade agreement with China. On the evening of October 23 local time, when talking about the meeting with China, he said, "I think we will achieve good results, and everyone will be very happy."

The report also mentioned that the trade negotiation representatives of the United States and China will also hold meetings in Asia soon.

On October 23, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce answered questions regarding the Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultations, stating that after negotiations between the two sides, Vice Premier He Lifeng of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will lead a delegation to Malaysia from October 24 to 27 to hold economic and trade consultations with the U.S. side. Both sides will discuss important issues in Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations according to the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries in their calls this year.

Reuters reported that before departing for his Asian tour, Trump still did not forget to hype up the so-called fentanyl issue, claiming that this issue had been placed at the top of the list, "The first issue is fentanyl."

Earlier this March, when Trump took office, he manipulated the fentanyl issue and used it to increase tariffs on China to 20%. In response, China immediately launched a series of countermeasures the next day. These measures included not only imposing additional tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, but also targeting dozens of U.S. companies.

On May 14, Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, stated that the Sino-U.S. economic and trade talks in Geneva had reached multiple positive consensuses, and both sides agreed to significantly reduce bilateral tariff levels. Lin Jian stated that the U.S. imposed two rounds of unreasonable tariffs on China under the pretext of fentanyl, and China took countermeasures, including tariff and non-tariff measures, to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. These countermeasures remain effective.

Previously, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson had also emphasized that facts speak louder than words. The U.S. has spread various lies about the fentanyl issue, smeared and shifted responsibility to China, and insisted on imposing tariffs on Chinese products under the excuse of fentanyl, which is unreasonable and self-harming. China's position is clear. We are willing to conduct practical cooperation with the U.S. on the basis of equality and mutual respect, but we resolutely oppose the U.S. exerting pressure, threatening, and extorting China under the pretext of the fentanyl issue. We advise the U.S. to respect the facts and make the right choice in the interest of its own benefit.

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