India, Oct. 28 -- Ahead of his high-stakes meeting with China's Xi Jinping in South Korea, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday exuded confidence, saying that the meeting "is going to work out very well".

Trump was speaking in the Japanese capital Tokyo, as part of his crucial Asia trip. The Trump-Xi talks come after the US threatened new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods starting from November 1, in response to Beijing imposing tight export controls on rare earths.

"I will be meeting with President Xi the day after tomorrow. I am going to a wonderful place where I think a lot of you may be going. We are gonna be (having) a fantastic meeting," Trump said during a briefing.

Trump is expected to meet the Chinese counterpart on the sidelines ...