Busan, Oct. 30 -- United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had a "truly great meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, where the two leaders reached several key agreements to ease trade tensions and boost cooperation on multiple issues.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "I had a truly great meeting with President Xi of China. There is enormous respect between our two countries, and that will only be enhanced with what just took place. We agreed on many things, with others, even of high importance, being very close to being resolved."

Trump said President Xi had authorised China to begin purchasing "massive amounts" of American farm goods, including soybeans and sorghum, a move he desc...