U.S.-China Trade Truce Extended
Washington and Beijing extended a trade truce as Trump hosted Xi for a state visit.
What happened
The United States and China agreed to extend their trade truce, known as the Busan Agreement, until January 10. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension after meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Washington, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived for a three-day state visit hosted by President Donald Trump. The truce had been set to expire on Nov. 10, so the extension gives both governments more time to negotiate. The talks cover tariffs and wider disputes, including rare earths, agriculture, financial services and AI-related security alerts. Bessent said China still had unmet deliverables. Trump greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews with a red carpet. Bessent said a broader deal could come by January, or the current deal could be extended again.
From the left
Left-leaning outlets framed the move as a short-term cooling-off period before the leaders’ talks, emphasizing eased tensions over hard concessions. Al Jazeera lingered on Trump’s rare airport greeting for Xi as a sign of the relationship’s weight. Al Jazeera also highlighted Xi’s message that the countries should be “partners and not rivals”.
From the right
Only one right-leaning outlet we track covered this: FOX News, under the headline “Bessent reveals extension to Busan agreement with China until January”.
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