U.S.-China trade truce extended for two months, Bessent says, as Xi begins state visit

The U.S. and China have extended a truce to keep tariffs lower for longer and rare earths flowing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday local time. He was speaking on Fox News, as Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Washington, D.C. for a state visit through Friday. Xi and Trump agreed to a one-year trade truce at a meeting in South Korea last October. The deal, which was set to expire in November, will now be extended to Jan. 10, Bessent said. He added that Beijing needs to fulfill more deliverables. Ahead of this week's summit, many had expected the truce would be extended by six months or longer. Chinese state media did not immediately note Bessent's comments on the trade truce.