Xi announces a new U.S.-China trade arrangement
Xi Jinping said China and the United States had reached a new trade arrangement through their economic and trade teams. He described it as good news for both countries and the global economy, while Donald Trump said the teams had made progress and should continue dialogue toward a better agreement.
Key points
- Xi announced that the two countries' economic and trade teams had reached a new joint agreement, also described in reports as a trade arrangement.
Evidence · 3 source statements
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday the United States and China reached a new trade arrangement, according to a report
- Xi welcomed the arrangement and urged the countries to expand cooperation and reduce problems in their economic and trade relationship; Trump called for continued dialogue.
Evidence · 3 source statements
Who's involved
Xi Jinping
China's president, who announced the arrangement and commented on the countries' economic relationship.
He called the arrangement good news and said the countries should expand cooperation and reduce problems to stabilize their economic and trade relationship.
What they said · 3 source statements
Donald Trump
The U.S. president met Xi and commented on the trade teams' progress.
He said the teams had made new progress and should continue dialogue to reach a better agreement.
What they said · 1 source statement
What was reported
- Xi said the Chinese and U.S. economic and trade teams had reached a new joint agreement.
Reported independently by 3: Xinhua News Agency, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television, Xinhua News Agency; China Central Television (CCTV)
Evidence · 3 source statements
- Xi described the agreement as good news for industries and people in both countries and for the global economy.
Reported independently by 2: Xinhua News Agency, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television
Evidence · 2 source statements
- Trump said the two countries' economic and trade teams had made new progress and should continue dialogue to reach a better agreement.
One source: Xinhua News Agency
Evidence · 1 source statement
- Xi announced the arrangement during his meeting with Trump at the White House.
One source: Okaz
Evidence · 1 source statement
Still unclear
- The agreement's terms were not disclosed.
- The reports do not state whether the agreement was signed, when it takes effect, or how it will be implemented.
Not heard from
- China's economic and trade team — The team was identified as a party to the agreement, but no statement from the team itself appears.
- The United States' economic and trade team — The team was identified as a party to the agreement, but no statement from the team itself appears.