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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping tackled a laundry database of issues dividing the world's 2 biggest economies precocious Wednesday.
Xi and Trump near the astir two-hour gathering with newfound solidarity connected the reduction of hefty tariffs, practice to resolve TikTok issues successful the United States and soybean purchases from American farmers. No ceremonial statement was signed.
"I thought it was an astonishing gathering ... A batch of decisions were made too, determination wasn’t excessively overmuch near retired there," Trump said aft the face-to-face meeting, which took spot successful the South Korean metropolis of Busan.
China's authorities released a connection Thursday greeting confirming the woody and announcing it would suspend export controls connected U.S. goods for 1 year, successful instrumentality for the U.S. pausing its measures connected China's shipbuilding manufacture during the aforesaid period.
China did not corroborate further details shared by Trump.
US to trim tariffs connected Chinese goods
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One the U.S. plans to trim immoderate tariffs connected China.
Implemented earlier this year, the tariffs acted arsenic a punishment for the travel of fentanyl ingredients into the U.S. The full combined tariff complaint connected China is present 47%, down from 57%, according to the Associated Press.
China vows to enactment connected TikTok issues
Following the meeting, China's Commerce Ministry announced it "will enactment with the U.S. to decently resoluteness issues related to TikTok."
No details person been released astir their practice to support the app moving successful the U.S.
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The improvement is the latest successful a monthslong quality implicit the request for TikTok proprietor ByteDance to merchantability its U.S. assets oregon look a ban. The app concisely went acheronian successful January, but Trump — who previously supported a ban — has extended the company's deadline to comply aggregate times.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping up of a bilateral gathering astatine Gimhae Air Base connected October 30, 2025 successful Busan, South Korea. Trump is gathering Xi for the archetypal clip since taking bureau for his 2nd term, pursuing months of increasing hostility betwixt some countries. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shingle hands earlier their gathering astatine Gimhae International Airport successful Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shingle hands arsenic they permission aft their talks astatine the Gimhae Air Base, located adjacent to the Gimhae International Airport successful Busan connected October 30, 2025. US President Donald Trump and China's person Xi Jinping opened connected October 30 their archetypal face-to-face gathering successful six years, seeking a truce to extremity a commercialized warfare that has roiled the satellite economy. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) 
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his earphones during a bilateral gathering with U.S. President Donald Trump astatine Gimhae Air Base connected October 30, 2025 successful Busan, South Korea. Trump is gathering Xi for the archetypal clip since taking bureau for his 2nd term, pursuing months of increasing hostility betwixt some countries. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump: China to summation purchases of US workplace goods
In a societal media post, Trump said Xi had authorized the acquisition of "massive amounts of Soybeans, Sorghum, and different Farm products."
"Our Farmers volition beryllium precise happy!" helium wrote.
China, the world's largest soybean buyer, antecedently stopped buying from U.S. farmers successful effect to Trump's tariffs.
China volition assistance extremity fentanyl crisis: Trump
Trump said the gathering besides progressive discussions surrounding the fentanyl crisis.
"Very significantly, China has powerfully stated that they volition enactment diligently with america to halt the travel of Fentanyl into our Country. They volition assistance america extremity the Fentanyl Crisis," Trump said connected societal media.
Trump explicitly linked his erstwhile tariffs on Beijing to the “direct travel of fentanyl and different synthetic opioids from the People’s Republic of China to the United States.”
It’s a assertion outlined successful a DEA assessment that recovered the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels dominate fentanyl production, operating clandestine labs successful which the bulk of the cause is manufactured utilizing precursor chemicals sourced from China.
China has antecedently accused the U.S. of utilizing tariffs to “blackmail” them connected the issue.
Trump to sojourn China; Xi to travel to US
The leaders person planned follow-up meetings, according to Trump.
The president told reporters helium plans to sojourn China successful April, and that Xi volition marque a reciprocal travel stateside after.
NewsNation's Patrick Djordjevic and Michael Ramsey contributed to this report.
