President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have described their bilateral meeting as productive, though concrete trade agreements remain out of reach. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, agreeing to a temporary truce in their escalating trade war. The United States will not impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods, while China will resume purchases of American agricultural products.
However, the core issues dividing the world’s two largest economies, including intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers, were left unresolved. Washington and Beijing have agreed to restart negotiations, but no timeline has been set for a comprehensive deal. Analysts view the meeting as a tactical pause rather than a breakthrough, with both sides seeking to de-escalate tensions ahead of the 2020 US presidential election.
