What’s at Stake when Xi and Trump Meet in Washington
Both sides are weighing an extension as investors watch for signs of a breakthrough before the truce expires in November.
- President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to discuss extending a fragile trade truce set to expire in November.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held preparatory talks in New York on Sunday, focusing on potential agreements regarding AI guardrails and non-sensitive product trade.
- "China-US ties have become more transactional," said Wu Xinbo, a professor at Fudan University, as Washington seeks Xi's help pressuring Iran while Beijing prioritizes the Taiwan issue.
- Trump described a pending US$14 billion arms package for Taiwan as a "negotiating chip" with Beijing, amid ongoing concerns regarding Washington's resolve to defend the island.
- "Xi is not really looking for anything tangible. He wants to extend the gentleman's agreement with Trump so that China has time to fortify itself," said Jon Czin, a Brookings Institution foreign policy expert.
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China’s Leader Xi Seeks to Extend Truce with Trump
“When China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump meet in Washington this week, the two men will be operating on vastly different clocks,” the New York Times reports. “The American president is constrained by the immediate demands of a midterm election in November and a grinding war. The Chinese leader is gearing up for […]
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BizTocTrump, Xi Meet In Washington With High Stakes
The leaders of the two global superpowers meet in Washington with trade, tariffs, Taiwan, the Iran war, and AI among the main issues expected to shape their second meeting this year. President Xi Jinping travels to Washington to meet President Donald Trump, as a one-year trade truce between the
What’s at stake when Xi and Trump meet in Washington
While thorny issues like Taiwan may surface, the main focus of the upcoming meeting is whether Xi and Trump will signal an extension to a trade truce struck last year that averted a major shock to the global economy.
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