While the most important meeting of US President Donald Trump's four-day Asia tour ended with no formal press briefing and no formal deal signing, he insisted that it was "very successful".

Amid escalating global tensions, US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have concluded high-stakes talks in South Korea.

US President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Thursday after a high-stakes face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling the talks “a success” and announcing new steps to ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

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A beaming US President Donald Trump hailed his "great success" in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Busan.

The confirmation of a Trump-Xi meeting signaled an intent to de-escalate tensions and put negotiations back on track, analysts said.