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Xi urges US-China partnership as leaders discuss trade, technology
Xi Jinping visited the United States for three days.
He said China and America should work together instead of competing as rivals.
Donald Trump welcomed Xi with a large ceremony at a military base.
The leaders planned to discuss trade, technology, minerals, and artificial intelligence.
The countries agreed to keep a temporary pause in their tariff fight through January.
They might also discuss rules about computer chips and artificial intelligence.
The United States wants China to stop chemicals used to make fentanyl from reaching cartels in Mexico.
Trump is also expected to raise the cases of Americans held in Chinese prisons.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the United States should be partners, not rivals.
Xi began a three-day state visit and met President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews.
The leaders were expected to discuss trade, technology, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, and broader relations.
The two countries agreed to extend their tariff truce through January.
Talks were also expected to address chip export licences, fentanyl precursor chemicals, and Americans imprisoned in China.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, with other senior officials from both countries.
- What
- Xi began a three-day U.S. state visit focused on improving relations and discussing trade, technology, tariffs, and security-related issues.
- Where
- Xi was welcomed at Joint Base Andrews before visiting Washington.
- When
- Xi arrived on Wednesday; the tariff truce was extended through January.
- Why
- The visit aimed to address intertwined U.S. and Chinese interests, trade tensions, technology restrictions, and broader bilateral relations.
Cooperation and Limited Trade Relief
Continued Strategic Restrictions
Trade tariffs
Cooperation and Limited Trade Relief
The United States and China agreed to extend their tariff truce through January and considered reducing tariffs on some non-strategic goods.
Continued Strategic Restrictions
Officials were uncertain whether a broader trade agreement could be reached, and the current arrangement might simply be extended.
Technology controls
Cooperation and Limited Trade Relief
The countries were expected to discuss chip export licences and possible cooperation or exchanges involving artificial intelligence models.
Continued Strategic Restrictions
Washington had ruled out trading away export controls on rare-earth flows in exchange for concessions, while oversight of Chinese open-source systems remained under consideration.
Bilateral relationship
Cooperation and Limited Trade Relief
Xi said the two countries should be partners and that their national goals could complement each other.
Continued Strategic Restrictions
The agenda still included disputes over trade, technology restrictions, fentanyl precursor chemicals, and Americans held in Chinese prisons.
Key facts
- Visit length
- Three-day state visit
- U.S. president
- Donald Trump
- Chinese president
- Xi Jinping
- Trade truce
- Extended through January
- Expected topics
- Trade, technology, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, and broader U.S.-China relations
- Additional U.S. concerns
- Chip export licences, fentanyl precursor chemicals, and Americans held in Chinese prisons
Quotes
Scott Bessent
US Treasury Secretary
“China and the United States are both great countries, and the two peoples are both great peoples.”
firstpost.com
“I don't know if a bigger deal can be done. I don't know if we'll just roll the current deal.”
firstpost.com
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