South Korea’s Hopes for U.S. Tariff Breakthrough Fade Ahead of Asia-Pacific Summit.

After weeks of frantic negotiations, South Korea’s hopes of a breakthrough on United States tariffs ahead of this week’s Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting are fading, as U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping eye a deal that could ease trade tensions.

According to three diplomatic sources, Trump will arrive in South Korea on Wednesday, but will leave the following day, skipping the main sessions of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and forcing several other leaders to reschedule trips.

A senior fellow at the Asia Society, John Delury, said that Trump’s policies have heightened the importance of bringing world leaders together and brought rare international attention to a typically tiring diplomatic event.