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Trump Reports Agreements With Xi on Tariff Cut, Farm Purchases and Rare-Earth Supply

Key terms remain undisclosed pending formal documents.

Overview

  • Trump and Xi met in Busan for a 1 hour 40 minute bilateral, with the opening segment streamed by the White House.
  • Trump said a U.S. tariff tied to fentanyl on Chinese goods will be reduced from 20% to 10% as Beijing steps up countermeasures.
  • He said China will substantially increase imports of U.S. soy and other agricultural products starting immediately.
  • According to Trump, the sides reached a one-year arrangement to maintain Chinese rare-earth supplies to the United States without new export controls.
  • Trump said China would work with the United States on efforts to end the RussiaUkraine war and announced a trip to China in April 2026 followed by a Xi visit to the U.S., with specifics still unconfirmed.