Xi to visit US for talks with Trump as Washington, Beijing seek to extend trade truce
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to the United States from Sept. 23 to 25 for talks with President Donald Trump as Washington and Beijing seek to maintain and potentially extend their fragile trade truce.
The visit, announced by China's Foreign Ministry, will be Xi's first state visit to Washington in more than a decade. It follows Trump's visit to Beijing in May.
Xi and Trump will hold “in-depth exchanges of views” on major issues concerning US-China relations, as well as global peace and development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.
The two countries have already begun preparing the ground for the summit. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng led talks in New York ahead of Xi's visit, Bloomberg reported.
The discussions were expected to cover trade and investment, artificial intelligence, and the war in Iran.
High on the agenda is a US-China trade truce that lowered tariffs and export restrictions and is due to expire in November.
Washington and Beijing have also been working to reduce tariffs on US energy and agricultural products and ease barriers affecting about $30 billion worth of goods from each country, according to Bloomberg.
The United States has delayed announcing new tariffs over alleged excess manufacturing capacity among its trading partners until after the Trump-Xi meeting.
Artificial intelligence has meanwhile emerged as a new source of tension between the two countries since the leaders last met in May.
US officials, security agencies, and technology companies have accused Chinese firms of using American AI models to develop their own products. Beijing has rejected the allegations and warned it would retaliate against measures targeting Chinese AI companies.