China, Xi and Trump
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U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Stockholm to extend a tariff pause and ease trade tensions. Talks could lead to a Trump-Xi summit later this year.
Trade truce buys time, but risks linger as Trump seeks big-ticket deal to dwarf the agreements with Japan and the EU.
The Stockholm meeting — following similar talks in Geneva and London in recent months — is set to extend a 90-day pause on those tariffs. During the pause, U.S. tariffs were lowered to 30% on Chinese goods, and China set a 10% tariff on U.S. products.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is set to delay a diplomatically sensitive trip his team had floated to the Trump administration for August that would have included stops in the United States, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Foreign ministry says Beijing has interest in growing Brazil ties, including ‘cooperation on aviation’, with US duties to start on Friday.