Xi arrives at Trump summit as China trade surges
The gist
Xi Jinping meets Trump at the White House on Sept 24, four months after Beijing.
The focus is whether they extend the trade truce that expires Nov 10.
How it unfolded
- 2025Trump returned to office and vowed to use tariffs to address a trade imbalance with China that was 'killing' the United States.
- Oct 2025Trump and Xi agreed a trade truce at a summit in South Korea, pausing a trade war with tit-for-tat tariffs that topped 100%.
- May 14, 2026Trump and Xi met in Beijing; the meeting produced economic agreements, a new U.S.-China Board of Trade and Board of Investment, and an agreement to open a government-to-government dialogue on AI.