Trump hails ‘amazing meeting’ with Xi after US-China trade talks in S Korea
Tensions between China and the US have escalated amid Donald Trump's tariff threats and new restrictions on exports.
By Joseph Stepansky
Published 2025-10-29 16:05 Updated 2025-10-30 02:15 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera
- US President Donald Trump has hailed his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, as “amazing” and says the two leaders “agreed to almost everything” at their summit in South Korea.
- Trump says the United States will ease tariffs on Chinese goods from 57 to 47 percent in exchange for Beijing doing more to curb the flow of fentanyl ingredients, resuming purchases of US soya beans and keeping rare earth exports flowing.
- US President Donald Trump has hailed his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, as “amazing” and says the two leaders “agreed to almost everything” at their summit in South Korea.
- Trump says the United States will ease tariffs on Chinese goods from 57 to 47 percent in exchange for Beijing doing more to curb the flow of fentanyl ingredients, resuming purchases of US soya beans and keeping rare earth exports flowing.
- He also says he will visit China in April 2026 and that Xi will visit the US shortly after.
- Xi, in remarks published by state media, said the two leaders had “reached consensus on solutions to problems”.
- Tensions escalated this month as Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese products to 100 percent after Beijing imposed new global restrictions on rare earth minerals, which are needed for modern technology.
