US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during his Asia tour, with trade tensions running high. Top officials from both nations will first meet in Kuala Lumpur to discuss ways to prevent further escalation and prepare for the Trump-Xi meeting at the APEC Summit in South Korea. The talks come after Trump threatened new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods in response to Beijing's expanded export controls on rare earth materials. Both sides are expected to address tariffs, technology restrictions, and stalled agricultural trade as they seek to ease the ongoing trade war.