# Ahead of Trump-Xi meetings, US presses China on trade pledges

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ahead-of-trump-xi-meetings-us-presses-china-on-trade-pledges/
- Published: 2026-11-07T02:28:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T03:34:07+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ahead-trump-xi-meetings-us-presses-china-trade-pledges-6532561
- Topics: Americas, Asia, World

## Key points

- Washington wants China to fulfil its trade pledges.
- Rare earth supplies and farm purchases are central issues.
- The Busan agreement expires on 10 January.

## Summary

US officials have pressed China to carry out commitments in a trade agreement reached in Busan in October 2025, ahead of expected meetings between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Washington says progress depends on concrete action, particularly on Chinese purchases of US agricultural products and deliveries of rare earths and other critical minerals.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer raised the issue with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday, 6 November. China voiced concern about recent US trade restrictions, while He agreed to continue consultations. The agreement expires on 10 January and caps US tariffs on Chinese goods at about 20 per cent; China has pledged to buy 25 million tonnes of US soybeans over three years and increase purchases of other US farm goods by US$17 billion.

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