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2025-10-30First seen
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Energy and resources, Strategic competition

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Trump said tariffs on most Chinese imports would fall from 57% to 47% and that Xi agreed to increase U.S. soybean purchases, suspend rare-earth export restrictions for one year and assist efforts against fentanyl.

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Trump announced tariff reduction and claimed Chinese concessions

Trump said tariffs on most Chinese imports would fall from 57% to 47% and that Xi agreed to increase U.S. soybean purchases, suspend rare-earth export restrictions for one year and assist efforts against fentanyl.

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  1. Trump announced tariff reduction and claimed Chinese concessions

    UnverifiedEnergy and resourcesNot stated

    Trump told reporters he would lower tariffs on most Chinese imports from 57% to 47%, and said that Xi had agreed in return to buy more U.S. soybeans, to drop restrictions on rare earths exports for a year, and to help crack down on fentanyl.

    Trump said tariffs on most Chinese imports would fall from 57% to 47% and that Xi agreed to increase U.S. soybean purchases, suspend rare-earth export restrictions for one year and assist efforts against fentanyl.

    Open source report
  2. Trump and Xi held an in-person meeting

    UnverifiedStrategic competitionNot stated

    Presidents Trump and Xi met in person for the first time in six years yesterday.

    Trump and Xi met for nearly two hours, after which Trump rated the meeting “12” on a scale of 1 to 10 and Xi described it as giving him a “warm” feeling.

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