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WASHINGTON (AP) u Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from
President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a
trade truce until January.
TrumpAs Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension of the
truce u under which the countries agreed to scale back tariffs and
refrain from imposing new trade restrictions u during a Fox News Channel interview as Trump welcomed Xi at Joint Base Andrews just outside
Washington.
oI donAt know whether a bigger deal can be done. I donAt know whether we
will just roll the current deal,o Bessent said in the interview, noting
the extension to Jan. 10 could give the leaders more time to talk about
the issues at upcoming international summits in China in November and
Florida in December.
Trade has been one of the biggest flashpoints between the two
superpowers, along with artificial intelligence, TrumpAs war with Iran
and ChinaAs designs on Taiwan. But much of XiAs three-day visit is
expected to be far more about pomp than substance, starting with TrumpAs decision to greet Xi as he landed, rather than waiting for him to drive
up to the White House.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-xi-arrival-washington-state-visit- baea8dbdb8c832ae1b295579709dc967
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