{
  "id": 9450503,
  "title": "U.S.-China trade truce extended as Xi gets rare welcome from Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/u-s-china-trade-truce-extended-as-xi-gets-rare-welcome-from-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/world/politics/us-china-truce-xi-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has confirmed that the United States and China have extended their trade truce by two months. This extension comes as President Xi Jinping arrives in the United States for his first state visit in eleven years. The couple, including First Lady Peng Liyuan, touched down at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, shook hands with the couple, marking a historic moment as he becomes the first U.S. president in nearly 60 years to receive a foreign counterpart at the airport, aside from visits by the pope. Bessent also revealed a new deadline of January 10 for the trade deal that was signed last year, aimed at reducing tariffs between the world's two largest economies. When asked if a more substantial agreement could be reached, Bessent responded that he was unsure, stating, \"I don’t know whether a bigger deal can be done.\"",
  "summary": "Donald Trump is the first American president to greet a Chinese leader on the tarmac in recent memory.",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S.-China trade truce extended by two months",
    "President Xi Jinping arrives for first state visit in 11 years",
    "Trump becomes first U.S. president to greet foreign leader at airport"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The warm reception for President Xi Jinping, including a rare airport greeting from President Trump, suggests a deliberate effort to foster a positive atmosphere for renewed trade talks between the US and China.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "China’s Xi visits US as Trump bets on stabilising global relations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/chinas-xi-visits-us-as-trump-bets-on-stabilising-global-relations",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:43:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump rolls out rare airport welcome for Xi as US-China talks begin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/trump-rolls-out-rare-airport-welcome-for-xi-as-us-china-talks-begin",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:37:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "‘Deep respect’: analysts weigh in on Trump’s red carpet welcome for Xi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/deep-respect-analysts-weigh-in-on-trumps-red-carpet-welcome-for-xi",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:30:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}