Trump and Xi Conclude Summit with Trade Deal Expectations Amidst Ongoing Geopolitical Tensions
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29:50 Trump says ‘fantastic’ trade deals made during talks with Xi 07:20 Xi welcomes Trump to Zhongnanhai for summit closing remarks 02:23
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Washington ExaminerEarlier in the day, Trump and Xi met at China’s Zhongnanhai compound, a residence for the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. With both leaders addressing the media, Trump again called it “an incredible visit” and said the two countries agreed to mutually beneficial trade deals. He also touted the longevity of his relationship with the Chinese president and that both leaders worked to solve “a lot of problems.”
The Guardian USTrump departed Beijing on Friday. He said “a lot of good” came from his China visit and “we’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve”. Trump also said that numerous deals had been struck between the US and China, including China buying 200 Boeing jets as well as US oil and soya beans. This deal has not been confirmed by either China or Boeing.
The HillLive updates: As Trump departs Beijing, China calls for end to Iran conflict President Trump departed China on Friday after a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping, that underscored dueling priorities and resulted in a potentially steadier relationship but no apparent major business deals. Trump was overheard saying Xi would gift Trump some roses for the White House Rose Garden. And he reiterated that the Chinese leader would…
New York TimesTrump Touts ‘Fantastic Trade Deals’ With China, but Details Are Scarce The president left Beijing following a summit with China, during which the two countries sought to stabilize their economic and political relations.
BBC NewsPresident Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Fox NewsPresident Donald Trump held his final meeting with Chinese President Xi touting a big win on one of the central focuses orf the high-stakes summit after the two leaders held a bilateral tea at the Zhongnanhai compound.
NPR NewsStill, Trump hailed business deals for American companies and farmers while Chinese leader Xi Jinping touted a new era for the stability of China-U.S. relations.
Associated PressSpeaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said China reserved the right to buy as many as 750 Boeing aircraft as part of a deal reached during the summit. The White House did not specify the types of planes or provide any other details.
New York PostPresident Trump was struck by the beauty of the roses in the Zhongnanhai Garden as he and Xi Jinping toured the latter’s executive compound in Beijing on Friday.
BreitbartTrump made the announcement during a Thursday appearance on Fox News’s Hannity, after he led a group of CEOs, including Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg, Tesla’s Elon Musk, and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, to meet with President Xi Jinping this week:
Washington Times“We did discuss Iran. We feel very similar about (how) we want it to end. We don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the straits open,” Mr. Trump said before leaving Beijing.
PBS NewsHourTrump says China will buy 200 planes from Boeing, with a possibility of expanding the deal to 750 Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will make its first major sale to China in nearly a decade with an order for 200 planes, President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday, a deal he said had been made during his summit with China's President Xi Jinping this week.
ReutersTrump says he and Xi agree to keep Iran from having nuclear arms - Reuters Trump says he and Xi agree to keep Iran from having nuclear arms Reuters
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Per Reuters, U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer told Bloomberg Television of an expected deal between the U.S. and China, which would see “double-digit billions” in U.S. agricultural products sent to China. The outlet noted:
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The Guardian USThe US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said on Friday that he expected China to buy “double-digit billions” worth of US farm goods “over the next three years”. China has not officially confirmed this.
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Lawmakers have pressed Trump over Taiwan’s security and U.S. arms sales to the island, though Washington does not formally recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state and maintains a longstanding "One China" policy.
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The Guardian USObservers had expected little movement from the US over Taiwan, and Trump’s secretary of state, Marco Rubio, insisted in Beijing that there had been no shift on policy. The US does not formally recognise Taiwan but does supply it with the means to defend itself, with the hope that US weapons will deter Beijing from launching an attack.
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A White House official said Trump is expected to decide soon whether to move forward with a new Taiwan arms package, pointing to his December 2025 approval of $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan and arguing that his record remains consistent with decades of U.S. policy.
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The Guardian USTaiwan Trump told Fox News he was still considering whether to move ahead with a major arms package for Taiwan, planned for this year.
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Human rights Trump said on Friday Xi was seriously considering releasing pastors detained in China, but the case of the Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was a “tough one”.
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Fox NewsHuman Rights The cases of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and detained house-church pastor Ezra Jin loomed over the summit, with Trump saying Xi is "giving very serious consideration" to releasing Pastor Jin, though Lai’s future may be less certain.
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"They’re going to go to Texas. We’re going to start sending Chinese ships to Texas and to Louisiana and to Alaska. And I think that was another thing that was agreed to. That’s a big thing," Trump said.
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But broader concerns remain over Beijing’s economic support for Iran through oil purchases, dual-use exports and intermediary networks.
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The Guardian USThere is much speculation about how much pressure the US is putting on China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, to use its leverage with Iran to encourage the country to reopen the strait of Hormuz. And there is a question mark over whether or not Beijing would be willing to accede to that pressure.
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Earlier on Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry said the spillover effects from the war in Iran “put a heavy strain on global economic growth, supply chains, international trade order and the stability of global energy supply, which hurts the common interests of the international community.”
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The Guardian USAbout half of China’s crude oil passes through the waterway, but the bigger threat for the Chinese economy is if the conflict in the Middle East causes a global recession that dents demand for its exports.
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Rare earths Trump’s favourite card in the economic conflict with China is tariffs. Xi’s is rare earths. China restricted the export of the critical minerals last year, crippling global supply chains and forcing the US to the negotiating table.
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Fox NewsTariffs have been at the center of Trump’s China strategy since his first term, when he imposed duties on Chinese imports and Beijing retaliated with tariffs of its own. The fight has remained one of the defining pressure points in the relationship between the world's two largest economies.
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Before Trump flew back to the states, he and Xi shared a lavish lunch, featuring minced codfish and seafood soup, crispy and stir-fried lobster balls, pan-seared beef fillet stuffed with morel mushrooms, and king pao chicken and scallops, all served with braised season greens, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, beans, stewed beef buns, and steamed pork and shrimp dumplings. For dessert, the two presidents shared fruits, ice cream, and chocolate brownies.
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NPR NewsTrump was also treated to a state banquet that included Beijing roast duck and pan-fried pork buns.
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The White House and Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment on the matter.
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01 Breitbart “And that’s General Electric, also, the engines, so they’re buying General Electric, so it’s approximately 400-450 engines, 200 planes, and a promise of up to 750 if they do a good job,” he added. “We had an amazing time…That was a very historic couple of days.”
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02 Fox News There was no pledge from Beijing to reduce military pressure or any visible easing of the core Taiwan dispute.
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03 Washington Times “I don’t need favors,” he said. “I think [Mr. Xi] will. I think, automatically, he’d like to see it opened up. He gets about 40% of his energy, or his oil, from the strait. We get none. We don’t need it.”
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04 The Guardian US “My guess is that despite all the ceremony and summit theatrics, that at the end of the day, this summit will not be that significant,” said Amanda Hsiao, the China director at the Eurasia Group, an advisory and consultancy business. “The core of the relationship hasn’t changed.”
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05 BBC News Neither side has announced any major trade breakthroughs or business deals. The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker has this analysis.
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06 Associated Press Neither the Chinese government nor Boeing issued statements confirming the purchase agreement, which would mark a significant breakthrough in a market that was once central to the U.S. aerospace company’s long-term growth.
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07 Washington Examiner Last year, Trump’s first major White House renovation was the “Rose Garden Club,” which replaced the original White House Rose Garden installed by former first lady Ellen Wilson in 1913 and later updated by former President John F. Kennedy in 1962. First Lady Melania Trump additionally altered the design in 2020 before Trump replaced the lawn with a hardscape patio and outdoor dining tables last year. The president routinely hosts events for administration, staff, and White House visitors, though rose bushes still line the space’s perimeter.
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08 NBC News 01:59 CDC Says There Are Now No Known Hantavirus Cases in the US 02:21- Now Playing Trump Wraps China Summit With Xi Jinping: What Are the Results?
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09 NPR News China has not said whether it extracted specific deals from the U.S. side either but that is not unusual given that China sees a leaders' meeting as a way to set the parameters for future discussions, according to Wu Xinbo, director of Fudan University's Center for American Studies in Shanghai.
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10 New York Post “After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, we have been here, including Chinese leaders: Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and so on.”
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