Trump welcomes Xi to Washington as US, China agree to extend trade truce

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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Trump takes rare step of meeting foreign leader at the airport, underscoring significance of US-China relationship.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:56:41 UTC.

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  1. Trump welcomes Xi to Washington as US, China agree to extend trade truce

  2. With Trump-Xi truce, China looks to reshape Asian order

  3. China confirms Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit this week for talks with Donald Trump

  4. Trump-Xi meeting: Why China's self-sufficiency changes the calculus

  5. CNBC Daily Open: A tarmac welcome buys U.S.-China truce a longer runway

  6. Venezuela being ‘reborn’, Rodríguez tells UN; Trump greets Xi Jinping ahead of high-stakes US-China summit – live

  7. America’s Asian allies want a Trump-Xi truce — but not at their expense

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