Overview
- President Donald Trump said he will meet President Xi Jinping in China in April, without giving exact dates, and he expects Xi to visit the United States later this year.
- South China Morning Post reports, citing people familiar with the talks, that officials are discussing extending the Busan trade truce by up to a year tied to fresh Chinese purchase commitments and selective tariff or export‑control rollbacks.
- Trump and Xi spoke for about 90 minutes on February 4, with Trump emphasizing trade outcomes while China’s readout highlighted Taiwan and urged Washington to remove negative measures.
- China has resumed purchases of U.S. soybeans since the Busan reprieve, and Trump has pointed to possible additional agricultural buys discussed with Xi.
- Planning under consideration includes an early‑April visit that could begin March 31 for roughly three days, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent coordinating deliverables with Vice Premier He Lifeng as Beijing acknowledges visit discussions and an AmCham China leader says a U.S. manufacturing investment fund is being weighed.