The agreement Trump and Xi reached last year in South Korea paused the trade war, but will soon expire. We look at whether both sides are living up to their promises.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold a bilateral meeting, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. Credit: The White House via Flickr
As Presidents Trump and Xi gear up for their second meeting this year in Washington, the clock is ticking on their trade war truce.
An excerpt from a fact sheet on the U.S.-China trade and economic deal, November 1, 2025. Credit: White House
The agreement reached in late October in Busan, South Korea — praised at the time by the White House as a “massive victory” — paused the trade war that had upturned U.S.-China relations and rattled global supply chains. Alo
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