Trump arrives to greet Xi in rare airport welcome to kick off three-day US visit
President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have met for a summit, coinciding with a temporary extension of the US-China trade war truce until January 10. The extension follows difficult negotiations aimed at addressing ongoing tariff disputes and export restrictions on rare earth minerals.
Why it matters
The trade relationship between the world's two largest economies has significant implications for global market stability and supply chains.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has delivered some early good news for his boss even before the Trump-Xi summit gets properly underway.
As the US president was meeting his Chinese counterpart on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews we heard that a deal had been struck to extend their trade war truce.
The agreement, which took effect last year and was due to expire in November, will now run until at least 10 January.
It came after lengthy talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York at the weekend, and then in Washington on Wednesday.
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