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US and China must act as responsible powers together, Xi says as Trump toasts friendship at state dinner

UK · 2026-09-25

Key takeaway

US-China state dinner signals a pause in tariff and export-control escalation.

  1. Step 1 · The triggera Trump-Xi state dinner signals a pause in US-China tariff and export-control escalation
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onreduced escalation risk steadies policy uncertainty for US and China-exposed multinationals
  3. Step 3 · Reaches yousteadier global supply chains lower the risk of sudden input-cost or logistics shocks for UK SMEs importing from China

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Source: bbc.co.uk

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