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China, US agree to US$30 billion tariff cut

2026-09-26 HKT 18:58
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  • President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan participate in tea with Donald and Melania Trump in the Red Room of the White House on Friday. File photo: Reuters
    President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan participate in tea with Donald and Melania Trump in the Red Room of the White House on Friday. File photo: Reuters
The Foreign Ministry said China and the US have agreed to a US$30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch a dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during President Xi Jinping's ⁠visit to the United States.

The two sides recognised the work of their economic teams and endorsed steps including the establishment of a trade council, the tariff-reduction arrangement and an extension of outcomes from earlier talks in Kuala Lumpur, the ministry said.

The US and China had earlier agreed to extend ⁠by two months a trade truce that was due ⁠to expire on November ⁠10, allowing more time to work on a potentially bigger trade deal.

On artificial intelligence, the ministry noted that the two sides agreed to establish a dialogue to discuss the technology's risks and benefits, with the next round of discussion set for November. (Xinhua/Reuters)





Edited by Azam Khan

China, US agree to US$30 billion tariff cut