Trump-Xi Summit 2026: US-China Trade, Taiwan, AI and Iran
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The Trump-Xi White House summit took place in Washington from September 24 to 26, 2026. It brought together the leaders of the world's two largest economies for their second meeting of the year and Xi Jinping's first visit to Washington in more than a decade. The three-day state visit included a formal arrival ceremony, bilateral talks, a state dinner, and a visit to the National Archives. The White House described the visit as a significant milestone. The summit came at a moment when US-China relations were calmer than during the 2025 tariff confrontation, but still marked by deep disagreements over trade, Taiwan, advanced technology, rare earths, and the war in Iran. A Fragile Trade Truce Extended to January The most immediate result of the summit was on trade. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing had agreed to extend the current trade truce by two months, moving its expiration from November 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027. The extension gives negotia...