Overview
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump and Xi could hold four in-person meetings next year, calling the prospective schedule stabilizing for the relationship and the global economy.
- Bessent outlined a possible sequence that includes a Trump state visit to Beijing in April, a reciprocal U.S. state visit by Xi, Xi’s attendance at the G20 at Doral, and Trump potentially going to APEC in Shenzhen in November.
- Trump said he accepted Xi’s invitation for the April visit and described their latest call as covering the Ukraine–Russia war, fentanyl, soybeans and other farm products.
- Bessent said Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans are on schedule under an October 30 framework that envisions 87.5 million metric tons of U.S. grain bought over three and a half years.
- The 2026 meeting plans and trade steps build on the late-October Busan talks, with officials stressing that arrangements and implementation details still require follow-through.