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Trump Extends U.S.-China Trade Truce Through 2027

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, the first airport greeting in 64 years.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the Busan Agreement trade truce extension through Jan 10, 2027.
The truce scales back tariffs and bars new trade restrictions between the United States and China.
U.S. President Donald Trump gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a bald-eagle statue he said he designed with First Lady Melania.

History

Historical Context

In February 1972 President Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit the People’s Republic of China, ending 23 years without official ties and producing the Shanghai Communiqué on February 27. The communiqué’s mutual-interest framework paved the way for full diplomatic recognition in 1979 and established a pattern of high-level visits that today underpins renewed Trump-Xi engagement.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, the first airport greeting in 64 years.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the Busan Agreement trade truce extension through Jan 10, 2027.
The truce scales back tariffs and bars new trade restrictions between the United States and China.
U.S. President Donald Trump gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a bald-eagle statue he said he designed with First Lady Melania.

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