Trump and Xi meet at White House to ease global tensions
Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday at the White House for a historic state visit aimed at stabilizing ties between the world's two largest economies, addressing trade war, Taiwan, AI, and detained Americans. The central trade focus is a truce expiring November 10, with the US seeking China's compliance on $17 billion annual agricultural purchases, while China pushes for reduced US tech restrictions. Taiwan is the most delicate issue, with China calling it a "red line" and demanding an end to US arms sales. Both powers discuss a bilateral communication system for AI incidents and rare earth mineral supply. The US will also press for release of detained citizens and raise religious persecution cases, including pastors Gao Quanfu and Tang Bingyi.