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Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring

The leaders are expected to weigh a 2025 trade truce extension and new AI safety talks as China’s exports keep rising, officials said.

  • On Thursday, September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington to determine whether leaders will extend the trade truce struck last year that averted major global economic shock.
  • Last year's trade truce averted significant global economic shock, but shifting fortunes now temper expectations as Trump faces constraints from a costly war in Iran while Xi seeks time to fortify China's economy.
  • In New York on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held preparatory talks on AI guardrails, while critics question the administration's government stakes in over 30 private companies.
  • Foreign policy expert Jon Czin of the Brookings Institution said Xi seeks stability over tangible breakthroughs, while Trump maintains a pending $14 billion arms package for Taiwan serves as a "negotiating chip" with Beijing.
  • China's global trade surplus is on pace to top $1 trillion for a second consecutive year, with economists describing the export dominance of roughly 6,500 product categories as "China Shock 2.0.
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China has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will visit the United States from September 23-25 to meet with President Donald Trump. Key issues expected to cover trade, technology, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan.

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It will be the second summit between the two leaders in 2026, after the US President's stay in Beijing in May, and their third face-to-face since Trump's return to the White House in January 2025.

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The Washington Post broke the news in Washington, United States on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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