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US China Tariff Cut Deal Also Brings New AI Dialogue With Beijing

27Sep

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US China Tariff Cut Deal Also Brings New AI Dialogue With Beijing

The US China tariff cut agreement announced this week will reduce duties on $30 billion worth of goods traded between the two countries, alongside a new dialogue on artificial intelligence, according to statements from both governments following a three-day state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington. The tariff arrangement was one of eight measures included in a broader understanding reached between President Donald Trump and Xi during talks that concluded on Friday. China's Foreign Ministry described the outcome as an "eight-point consensus," while the White House said the two sides had agreed on more favorable tariff treatment for $30 billion of "non-sensitive goods" moving in each direction. According to the White House, the US side of the reduction would apply to A...

Taiwan Arms Sales: Taipei Vows to Stay ‘On Plan’ With US Before Key Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan arms sales will continue moving forward on schedule, Taiwan's defense ministry said Wednesday, a statement timed just days before President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Washington for their first in-person summit since Xi's visit to Beijing earlier this year. Deputy spokesperson Chiao Fu-chun made the comments to reporters in Tainan, in southern Taiwan, during a media event at Tainan Air Base that put some of the island's recent acquisitions on display, including a HIMARS rocket system, Apache and Black Hawk helicopters, and a Stinger missile simulator. Chiao described maintaining security and stability in the Indo-Pacific as a shared interest among democratic nations, and said Taipei would continue coordinating with the US government and Congress to see existing a...

Xi Jinping’s US State Visit Confirmed for Sept. 23–25, With Trump Talks on Sept. 24

China has confirmed that the Xi Jinping US state visit will run from September 23 to 25, with the main talks with Donald Trump on Thursday, September 24. The foreign ministry in Beijing made the announcement on Monday, September 21. Washington had already said the two leaders would meet this week, so the news mostly puts China's own word on the record. It will be their second face-to-face meeting this year, after Trump's trip to Beijing in May. How the Xi Jinping US state visit is scheduled Xi lands on Wednesday, and Trump plans to greet him in person at Joint Base Andrews. A US official confirmed the airport welcome. The formal meetings follow on Thursday. Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun gave the dates at his regular briefing and said the invitation came from Trump. In May,...