U.S. and China extend trade truce by two months as Xi visits Washington

The United States and China extended their trade truce by two months, pushing the deadline from November 10 to January 10, as President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a state visit on Wednesday. The visit, featuring a rare personal airport greeting and military flyover, is expected to focus on pageantry rather than breakthroughs, with analysts saying the goal is to maintain fragile calm between the superpower rivals. Iran and artificial intelligence are on the agenda, though no Chinese CEOs are in Xi's delegation. Trump's lavish welcome drew criticism from Republican hawks, including Senator Roger Wicker, who called Xi a "brutal, unelected and oppressive dictator." The visit comes as Trump's approval ratings plummet over Iran war fuel prices ahead of November midterm elections.