Trump offers Xi two-month truce in tariff dispute during Washington visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Washington in a decade featured ceremonial events and formal toasts, according to BBC News. During the second day of the visit, US President Donald Trump offered Xi a two-month truce in an emerging tariff dispute, the report said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Washington in a decade included displays of ceremony and pageantry, according to BBC News.
During the second day of the visit, US President Donald Trump offered Xi a two-month truce in what the report described as a brewing tariff war.
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