By Bradley Dress ( September 21, 2026, 16:12 GMT | Comment) -- A high-stakes meeting later this week between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could lead to new trade agreements and an extension of a truce on tariff hikes, but it’s unlikely a major breakthrough will be reached. The US and China are operating under a fragile trade truce, enacted in November 2025 for a year, with the key question this week lingering on whether that detente will be extended ahead of the deadline. In addition to the extension of the truce, US and Chinese negotiators appear poised to reach more specific agreements on non-sensitive goods through a new Board of Trade, which both sides agreed broadly on during Trump’s visit to China in May. A high-stakes meeting later this week between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could lead to new trade agreements and an extension of a truce on high tariffs, but it’s unlikely a major breakthrough will be reached....
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