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  "id": 9436484,
  "title": "US to extend China trade truce until January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-to-extend-china-trade-truce-until-january",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:03:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/24/us-to-extend-china-trade-truce-until-january"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Chinese counterpart, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, have extended their trade truce for a further two months. The agreement, originally set to expire on November 10th, will now run until January 10th. This extension comes after intense negotiations between Bessent and He, held in New York on Sunday and Washington on Wednesday. The truce, dubbed the Busan Agreement, was established last year following a deal between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The deal aimed to reduce tit-for-tat tariffs and extend certain tariff exemptions. Bessent hinted at the potential for further tariff reductions on US$30 billion worth of non-sensitive goods. In addition to trade discussions, Bessent and He also explored the possibility of creating a notification system to alert both nations about AI-related incidents or threats.",
  "summary": "The deal extending the Nov 10 deadline comes after marathon talks between US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng.",
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "US and China agree to extend trade truce until January: Bessent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-and-china-agree-to-extend-trade-truce-until-january-bessent",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "China opens Pinglu Canal to cut 560km off trade route to Asean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/china-opens-pinglu-canal-to-cut-560km-off-trade-route-to-asean",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US to extend China trade truce until January",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US, China agree to extend trade truce by two months, work on bigger deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-china-agree-to-extend-trade-truce-by-two-months-work-on-bigger-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:59:42.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US, China agree to extend trade truce by two months, work on bigger deal, Bessent says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-china-agree-to-extend-trade-truce-by-two-months-work-on-bigger",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:17:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "US, China agree to extend trade truce by 2 months to Jan. 10",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-china-agree-to-extend-trade-truce-by-2-months-to-jan-10",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:19:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US and China agree to extend trade truce by two months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-and-china-agree-to-extend-trade-truce-by-two-months",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:56:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Xi arrives in Washington as US, China extends trade truce to January",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/xi-arrives-in-washington-as-us-china-extends-trade-truce-to-january",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:10:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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