A Sigh of Relief as Trump Visits Xi
The leaders discussed trade, Iran and Taiwan as the White House said China would buy double-digit billions in U.S. farm goods each year.
- This week, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their long-anticipated summit in Beijing, engaging in two days of intensive bilateral meetings to stabilize the relationship between the world's two largest economies.
- China sought a larger framework for engagement to establish 'strategic stability' and ease pressure, while Trump touted the meetings as a way to settle problems that others could not.
- Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced China may purchase 'double-digit billion' worth of agricultural products annually for three years, and Trump confirmed an agreement for China to purchase 200 Boeing jets.
- Following Thursday's discussions, Beijing did not signal it will press Tehran regarding Iran, though the White House noted both sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz must remain open.
- Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump revealed he and Xi discussed Taiwan and U.S. arms sales 'in great detail,' emphasizing that he believes a war 9,500 miles away is unnecessary.
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The Economic TimesTrump-Xi summit yields trade breakthrough as US, China agree to cut levies
China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariffs on certain goods. This move aims to boost trade between the two nations, particularly in agriculture. Both sides will also work on other trade issues. Details are still being negotiated. This development follows a summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Trump Xi meeting: will Taiwan become the next Hong Kong?
What has Donald Trump got out of his two day trip to Beijing? There are some roses from the Chinese President Xi Jinping for the White House Rose Garden apparently. But a trade deal? An end to the war in Iran? The Strait of Hormuz reopened? That all seemed rather more elusive. And what about Xi Jinping? Did he get to show that China is now America’s equal on the global stage? Access to US tech and AI? Could he even have got the nod from Trump t…
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der Standard DEThe U.S. president was very impressed in Beijing by his opponent Xi. Forgetting seem trade wars and fundamental differences. China gives the new superpower
The US and China are approaching economically. If cooperation is actually deepened, this can have serious consequences for the entire West. The primacy of politics is in danger.
Trump leaves China with signs of a stabilized relationship
President Donald Trump departed Beijing Friday afternoon local time without any immediate sign that the U.S. and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging their fractious relationship, but with a freshly stabilized relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – for now.
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