A truce on whose terms? Trump hails pause in trade war with China
Pacific Asia • Oct 30, 2025, 7:27 PM
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After launching a trade war with China, Donald Trump is now declaring a deal is at hand for a one-year truce. With nothing yet signed, we ask about the South Korean sit-down between the US president and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, promises of reduced tariffs and computer chip exports by the US, the easing of restrictions on rare earth minerals and a return to soybean imports by Beijing.
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Trump-Xi meeting brought back 'relative calm' on trade, expert says
Pacific Asia • 8:25 PM
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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Rana Mitter, S.T. Lee Chair in US - Asia relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, says that the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has managed to restore 'a relative calm' in terms
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A truce on whose terms? Trump hails pause in trade war with China
Pacific Asia • 7:27 PM
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After launching a trade war with China, Donald Trump is now declaring a deal is at hand for a one-year truce. With nothing yet signed, we ask about the South Korean sit-down between the US president and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, promises of reduced
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Tariff cuts, soybeans, rare earths exports: Trade takeaways from Trump-Xi meeting
Pacific Asia • 4:56 PM
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From the lowering of US tariffs on Chinese goods to an agreement by Beijing not to tighten restrictions on rare earths exports, the meeting between President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping Thursday was a "great success", the US leader said. While Ch
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Both US and China leaders get concessions to help domestic economy in deal
Pacific Asia • 3:58 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their high-stakes meeting in South Korea with a trade-war truce. While there were no drastic changes in the relationship, the two sides did agree to a year-long extension of their cur
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"There are no winners" in the US-China deal
Pacific Asia • 3:57 PM
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The US-China deal has prompted questions as to what each country has managed - or not - to get from the other, with the world's two biggest economy promising a year-long trade truce. But in truth "there are no winners" in the deal Peter Gries, Lee Kai Hu
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"Trump sees he is face-to-face with someone who will not budge" when it comes to Xi
Pacific Asia • 11:44 AM
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With a US-China deal on the table after talks between Trump and Xi, the question is who had the upper-hand in the negotiations as the world's two largest economies talk trade. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle looks at what that deal tells us about the relationsh
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Deal could benefit Chinese economy by stabilising the global flow of trade
Pacific Asia • 11:04 AM
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After Trump hailed an "amazing" meeting with XI Jinping, China confirms it found "consensus" with the US. The deal could lead to a year-long trade truce between the world's two largest economies. By bringing more stability into the global flow of trade,
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Donald Trump will be visiting China in April following talks with Xi Jinping
Pacific Asia • 10:38 AM
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Speaking aboard Air Force One, US President Donald Trump said a deal had been reached with Xi Jinping. Trump is also set to visit China in April. It was the first time the two leaders were shaking hands again since 2019, with hopes it will ease tensions
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Donald Trump hails "amazing" meeting with Xi Jinping
Pacific Asia • 10:14 AM
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US President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on October 30, 2025, as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China by ten percentage points. He also said Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare eart
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Trump trims tariffs on China, strikes rare earths deal after talks with Xi
Pacific Asia • 3:32 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to lower tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. The talks, their first face-to-face meeting since
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