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Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting

UK · 2026-09-24

Key takeaway

US-China trade truce extended by two months, temporarily stabilising tariff risk.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerthe US and China extend their trade truce by two months, pausing new tariffs
  2. Step 2 · Knock-ontariff-exposed supply chains between China and the US retain current cost structures, keeping input costs stable for importers
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youUK SMEs importing from China experience a temporary window of input cost certainty, but face renewed risk if the truce breaks down

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Source: theguardian.com

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