U.S., China say trade deal is drawing closer as Trump and Xi ready for high-stakes meeting

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A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world's two largest economies said on Sunday (October 26, 2025) as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalise during their high-stakes meeting. The Republican President is set to meet with Xi on Thursday (October 30) in South Korea, the final stop of his trip through Asia. Any agreement would be a relief to international markets even it does not address underlying issues involving manufacturing imbalances and access to state-of-the-art computer chips. Beijing recently limited...