Trump to meet Xi in South Korea as part of Asia swing-White House

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of a trip to Asia, the White House said on Thursday.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump departs for Malaysia late on Friday night and will also visit South Korea, where he will meet Xi next Thursday.

(Reporting by Gram Slattery and Steve Holland)