China and the United States extended their bilateral trade truce to January 10, 2027 as Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Washington in over a decade, meeting Trump at the White House.
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Bessent Calls Pre-Summit Talks Successful as Xi Prepares Washington Visit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described his September 20 meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng as successful, with the US-China trade board operationalised ahead of the September 24 Xi-Trump summit.
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China Threatens to Cancel the September 24 Xi-Trump Summit Over $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal
Beijing has warned Washington that the September 24 White House summit will be cancelled if Trump approves a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, confronting him with a stark choice ten days before US midterms.
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Xi Removes China’s Second-Highest Soldier as Military Purge Reaches the CMC
Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior uniformed officer and CMC vice-chairman, has been placed under investigation in an expanding anti-corruption sweep that has now removed more than 100 senior PLA officers since 2022.
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Trump and Xi Set September 24 Summit in Washington Amid Trade and Iran Agenda
Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington around September 24, coinciding with the UN General Assembly, for what would be the leaders’ second in-person meeting of 2026 following their May summit in Beijing.
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Beijing Seeks New Mideast Security Architecture During Xi’s First Cairo Visit in a Decade
Xi Jinping visited Egypt for the first time since 2016, signing economic agreements and urging Middle Eastern nations to oppose external interference and reshape the region’s security order.