Trump’s Second Dance With Xi Amid the Ongoing US–China Trade Talks

Containers at the port in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province, on Aug. 12, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

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Every few months, headlines announce another breakthrough in U.S.–China trade talks. Tariffs are trimmed, soybean purchases are promised, rare earths are secured, and a fentanyl crackdown is promised again.