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PoliticalUnited States·28 Aug 2026 · 12h ago

Xi and Trump plan summit in Washington

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Chinese President Xi Jinping planned a potential visit to Washington for a summit with President Donald Trump scheduled for September 24. Negotiations were underway regarding the inclusion of a Chinese business delegation accompanying Xi. This potential meeting followed previous interactions, such as when US executives including Apple’s Tim Cook and Tesla’s Elon Musk accompanied Trump on a state visit to China in May.

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The meeting was expected to involve the signing of an extension to a trade-war truce between the United States and China. Both nations were pursuing this agreement as a point of shared interest.

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