US Says China Trade Truce Extended as Trump Welcomes Xi to Washington

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington on Wednesday for a three-day visit, with the United States saying the two countries' trade truce would be extended, according to a report by France 24. The visit marks Xi's first trip to the United States in nearly three years.

The truce, which has held for 11 months, has provided a degree of stability to US-China trade relations after a period of escalating tariffs and countermeasures. Its extension, as reported, suggests both governments see value in maintaining the current arrangement rather than allowing tensions to reignite immediately, even as broader disputes remain unresolved.

Tensions Persist Beneath the Truce

Despite the trade truce, the report noted continued friction between Washington and Beijing over technology, Taiwan and Iran, described in the report using the historical name Tehran. The visit was not expected to deliver major breakthroughs on these underlying disputes, even as it offered an opportunity for direct engagement between the two leaders.

The extension of the trade truce, if confirmed in detail through official statements from both governments, would mark one of the more concrete outcomes of the summit, even as the deeper strategic rivalry between the two countries continues.