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Trump and Xi Agree $30B Tariff Cuts, Extend Truce

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping concluded a summit announcing $30 billion tariff cuts and a trade-truce extension.
It covers 77 Chinese and 1,619 U.S. non-sensitive products and pledges 10 million tons of U.S. coal imports.
Over 90 % of items receive most-favored-nation rates while advanced chips, AI, rare-earths and Taiwan stay excluded.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the cuts improve market access for 30 % of U.S. exports and lower costs.

History

Historical Context

After Congress passed the 2000 China Relations Act, China gained permanent normal trade status and entered the WTO on 11 December 2001, prompting tariff cuts that doubled U.S. imports from $51.5 billion in 1996 to $102 billion by 2001 and lifted exports by roughly 450 percent. In 2024 President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping announced a new tariff truce.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping concluded a summit announcing $30 billion tariff cuts and a trade-truce extension.
It covers 77 Chinese and 1,619 U.S. non-sensitive products and pledges 10 million tons of U.S. coal imports.
Over 90 % of items receive most-favored-nation rates while advanced chips, AI, rare-earths and Taiwan stay excluded.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the cuts improve market access for 30 % of U.S. exports and lower costs.

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