US EditionTrump says tariffs will be cut after 'amazing' meeting with Xi Jinping
The agreement includes a one-year pause on China's rare earth export restrictions, tariff cuts, and a resumption of U.S. soybean purchases totaling 25 million tons annually, easing trade tensions.
- On Oct. 30, 2025, President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base in Busan for a one-hour-40-minute session on trade, rare earths, soybeans, and peace paths in Ukraine.
- Beijing's export-control push and U.S. tariff threats brought both sides back to the table as economic tensions ramped up this month after Beijing proposed expanding rare-earth export controls.
- President Donald Trump said U.S. tariffs on China will be lowered to 47% from 57%, and Beijing will buy 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, with China also agreeing to halve the 20% fentanyl tariff to 10%.
- Markets responded positively, lifting the yuan and global equities, while President Donald Trump described the arrangement as a one-year agreement that can be extended; previous trade deals expire on November 10.
- Analysts warned the concessions look tactical, meant to buy time rather than resolve rivalry, as experts caution the one-year truce could still fall apart and the rare-earth supply chain needs diversification.
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