Trump and Xi Extend Trade Truce After Washington Visit

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded Xi's three-day Washington visit with an extended trade truce but few major new agreements between the world's two largest economies. The most concrete outcome was a two-month extension of the current trade truce into January, with negotiations continuing. U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods had reached 145%, while China restricted rare-earth exports critical to high-tech products. Discussions covered artificial intelligence and foreign policy, including the Iran war, but no breakthroughs were announced. Trump emphasized his personal relationship with Xi, while experts noted the meeting focused more on relationship-building than resolving specific policy disputes.