US President Donald Trump arrives in South Korea for the final leg of his Asia trip, meeting President Lee Jae Myung and announcing a new US–South Korea trade deal. His visit comes amid rising regional tensions over trade, defense, and North Korea’s missile tests. Trump received a ceremonial welcome in Seoul, though protests marked his arrival. The trip builds toward a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, where the two leaders are expected to discuss tariffs, artificial intelligence, the war in Ukraine, and control over rare earth minerals — issues that could reshape US–China relations and the region’s stability.
