US President Donald Trump has said he expects to strike a deal when he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea amid a monthslong trade war

The fate of the global economy hangs in the balance as President Trump and China's Xi Jinping prepare to meet in South Korea.

CBC News visited Taiwan’s Kinmen islands, which are just a few kilometres across the bay from the Chinese city of Xiamen. The islands have been on the frontline of hostilities between China and Taiwan for more than seven decades.

"The relationship with China is very good. So I think we're going to have a very good outcome for our country and for the world, actually," Trump told reporters earlier.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "walking away from Taiwan" is not on the agenda for this week's talks in South Korea between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Newsweek reached out to the White House and to the Chinese Foreign Ministry via email for comment outside of regular office hours.

U.S. president Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Asia reaches its climax on Thursday with a long-awaited meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the first between the pair since the American began his second term.