Reuters (17 Sep 2026) reports Trump will welcome Xi on 24 September in Washington, following Trump's May trip to Beijing. Xi arrives as China is on track for a second straight year of a $1 trillion trade surplus, Reuters says. USTR Jamieson Greer said this month the countries will make some announcements on agriculture and non-tariff barriers, and traders will watch a previously agreed mutual tariff reduction covering about $30 billion in goods.
The same report says markets will watch for an extension of the tariff truce announced after the October 2025 Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea, currently set to expire on 10 November. That pause followed tit-for-tat tariffs that, Reuters writes, topped 100%. China said after the May summit it would buy 200 more Boeing jets, which Boeing called an initial tranche. Washington wants Beijing to ease rare earth and critical mineral shipments; Beijing wants a further delay of a US rule that would bar thousands of Chinese firms from advanced US technology.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is due to meet Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend, with Iran-related financial ties also on the leaders' agenda. Reuters notes AI talks and fentanyl precursor flows as further files. This brief does not treat any of those as settled policy.