Trump touts ‘fantastic trade deals’ after final meeting with Xi in Beijing
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President Donald Trump held his last meeting with Chinese President Xi after the two leaders had a bilateral tea at the Zhongnanhai compound, heralding a major victory at one of the main focal points of the high-stakes summit.
“This was an incredible visit,” Trump told reporters. “I think it has a lot of benefits, and we’ve had great trade deals. It’s great for both countries.”
The announcement comes in the backdrop of a years-long tariff dispute between the US and China; While Trump has argued that aggressive tariffs are needed to force fairer trading conditions, Beijing has repeatedly backed down. Although it is not clear what agreements were reached, it was shared that China agreed to order 200 Boeing jets.
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Trump said the summit resulted in “great trade deals.” (Evan Vucci/Pool Reuters via AP)
US Ambassador to China David Perdue, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attended the meeting.
America’s top business leaders traveled with Trump to Beijing and met with Premier Li Qiang on Thursday to discuss U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation.
“China is willing to work with the United States to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, achieve more positive results, achieve mutual success and promote common prosperity, and better benefit the people of both the country and the world,” the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release about the meeting. The statement was included.
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Although it is not clear what agreements were reached, it was shared that China agreed to order 200 Boeing jets. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
The ministry emphasized that both countries should “meet in the middle” and “protect bilateral economic and trade relations”.
The White House and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday, Trump said China, along with American business leaders visiting Beijing, are also interested in investing “hundreds of billions of dollars.”
“These businessmen are here to make deals and bring jobs back,” Trump said.
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A key part of Trump’s “America First” agenda focused on leveling the global trade playing field by holding other countries accountable for trade deficits. One of his first moves after returning to office was to impose “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025, designed to generate new revenue while also serving as leverage in trade negotiations.
“This was an incredible visit. I think a lot of positives came out of it and we made great trade deals. It’s great for both countries,” Trump said. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
Tariffs have been at the center of Trump’s China strategy since his first term, when he imposed duties on Chinese imports and Beijing retaliated with tariffs of its own. The struggle remains one of the defining pressure points in the relationship between the world’s two largest economies.
Trump’s first visit in 2017 generated more than $250 billion in announced trade agreements and cooperation commitments, but that did not prevent trade relations from deteriorating in 2018.
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Trump announced a $12 billion deal for mobile phone chips from Qualcomm and a $37 billion deal for Boeing commercial jets, the AP reported at the time.
Trump said Xi and his wife will visit the United States in September.
