Trump hails ‘truly great friendship’ with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader begins his state visit
The two sides agreed to a two-month extension of a trade truce and opened talks on AI safeguards and military communication, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the U.S. and China extended their one-year trade truce by two months to January 10, 2027, as President Donald Trump hailed a "truly great friendship" with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to Washington.
- China sought to extend the truce through January 2029, but U.S. officials proposed a shorter window because Beijing has been slow to fulfill past commitments on rare earth exports, soybeans and aircraft. Trump separately held off final approval for a $14 billion Taiwan arms package he called a "very good negotiating chip."
- Finance ministers met earlier this week to discuss a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents designed to prevent accidental military escalation, while Xi announced inviting 100,000 American youth to study in China over five years and sending pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Zoo Atlanta.
- Thursday's state dinner in the White House East Room hosted more than 130 guests including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Apple Chairman Tim Cook; First Lady Melania Trump served a pescatarian menu on Ronald Reagan-era china.
- Analysts expect limited tangible outcomes beyond the trade extension and AI threat discussions, with major breakthroughs unlikely as both leaders emphasized "strategic stability" despite persistent tensions over Taiwan, export controls and artificial intelligence.
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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump held a White House summit marked by tensions over Taiwan, artificial intelligence and a temporary trade deal.
Trump and Xi exchange praise during tea at the White House
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted China’s President Xi at the White House along with his wife for tea. The two leaders exchanged gratitude for each other’s hospitality and spoke of future opportunities to meet.
The U.S. president received his Chinese counterpart on Thursday in Washington, D.C., in a mixture of fascination and familiarity.
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