US EditionFentanyl, Beans and Ukraine: Takeaways From Trump-Xi's 'Great Meeting'
The leaders aim to ease trade tensions with a potential cease-fire on tariffs and discuss strategic issues like Taiwan and Ukraine, U.S. officials say.
- On October 30, US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea, entering the meeting room where negotiations began for their first in-person sit-down since Trump's return.
- Rising policy tensions—including rare-earth curbs—pushed both sides to the table as Washington officials threatened a 100 percent tariff for November 1, and The Wall Street Journal reported talks on shelving it and trimming a 20 percent fentanyl levy by 10 percent.
- Preparatory talks yielded a framework that includes final approvals for TikTok to operate in the US and expects China to resume purchases of US soybeans, aiding American farmers.
- Analysts said the talks could produce a temporary "cease-fire", with experts noting a deal could ease market-rattling tensions, though much depends on the detailed terms agreed.
- Taiwan remains central and sensitive, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejecting its abandonment, while Trump’s hopes for Xi to pressure Moscow on Ukraine face skepticism as Beijing supports Russia.
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Fentanyl, beans and Ukraine: takeaways from Trump-Xi's 'great meeting'
From a deal to reduce tariffs slapped on China to planned cooperation on ending the war in Ukraine, here's what Beijing and Washington say was achieved during Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's first face-to-face talks in six years:
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The Economic TimesChina to ditch Russia after Trump-Xi meeting? Agrees to ‘work together’ with US on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to collaborate on the Ukraine conflict. This marks a significant shift in China's stance. The leaders also finalized key trade agreements, including tariff reductions and a rare earth minerals deal. Plans for future high-level visits were announced, signaling continued engagement between the two nations.
Trump announced that he would lower tariffs on China and announced that the two superpowers would work together to end the war in Ukraine.
The US and Chinese presidents met this Thursday for 1h40 in Busan (South Korea). Donald Trump assured that Washington and Beijing would "work together" on the war in Ukraine, and discussed tariffs and rare earths. - Agreement on tariffs and rare earths, Ukraine... What to remember from the Trump-Xi meeting (International).
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