Trump hosts Xi in Washington as US and China extend trade truce
Xi Jinping's first US visit in nearly three years opens with a lavish welcome and a deal to extend the tariff truce through January 10, even as Taiwan, chips and Iran remain unresolved.
What to know
- Xi Jinping's visit is his first to the US in nearly three years and features a rare military honor-guard welcome not extended to a foreign leader in 11 years.
- Bessent says the US and China have agreed to extend their trade truce through January 10, but no comprehensive trade deal has been announced.
- Major disputes persist over rare-earth and chip export controls, Taiwan, and China's relationship with Iran, with formal talks continuing into Thursday.
- Some Republicans view Trump's friendly outreach to Beijing warily, framing China as an existential rival even as markets watch for tariff relief.
“The president very much believes that over time the US economy is going to grow, the US will get stronger. I think when Xi Jinping sits down with Donald Trump, he very much believes the US is in hurtling decline, and that time is on China's side.”
Edgard Kagan, Former White House official, CSIS · Reuters ↗ · Sep 22
Donald Trump US President
Xi Jinping Chinese President
Scott Bessent US Treasury SecretaryEdgard Kagan Former White House official, CSIS analyst
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Thursday talks expected to cover sector tariffs, drugs, military ties — Formal talks set for Thursday could yield sector-specific tariff reductions, cooperation on drug trafficking, expanded military-to-military dialogue and further discussion on AI competition; Trump is also expected to seek release of Americans detained in China.
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Unresolved disputes overshadow the visit's fanfare
Despite the truce extension, the two countries remain at odds over export controls on rare-earth minerals and chips, China's ties with Iran, and US support for Taiwan, with people familiar with the plans saying Xi would likely press Taiwan claims while Trump would hold firm on export controls.
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Bessent announces trade truce extension through January 10 — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing reached a deal extending their 11-month tariff truce, originally set to expire November 10, through January 10.
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Xi calls for US-China partnership in written statement — Xi's statement, released by the Chinese embassy, made no mention of a trade deal but called for cooperative rather than adversarial relations between the two countries.
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Trump greets Xi at Joint Base Andrews with military pageantry
Trump personally welcomed Xi as he arrived for a three-day Washington visit; a military band played, cannons fired and a B-1 bomber flew overhead. It was the first time in 11 years a US president greeted a foreign leader at Andrews, last done for Pope Francis in 2015.
“China and the United States should be partners, not rivals…”
— Xi Jinping, Chinese President · source
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