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World Service,30 Oct 2025,26 mins

China and US agree closer ties after trade talks

World Business Report

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The US President Donald Trump believes a trade deal could be signed "pretty soon", after holding talks with President Xi Jinping of China. Presenter Andrew Peach hears from a US soybean farmer after China agrees to buy again from the US. Can Canada really become an energy superpower? We hear how it is pitching energy exports to the South East Asian market. And major record labels like the Universal Music Group are set to work with an artificial intelligence platform Udio, after settling a copyright dispute. (U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks in South Korea. Photo Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

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