Chinese and US officials are discussing whether business leaders will join President Xi Jinping’s delegation to the United States next month, as the two sides prepare to extend a one-year trade agreement reached in Busan last October, according to people familiar with the talks.The negotiations come as Xi is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on September 24. Trump travelled to Beijing in May with a large group of top American CEOs, including the heads of Tesla, Apple, Nvidia and Boeing.In a meeting with US ambassador to China David Perdue in Beijing on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for both sides to implement the leaders’ consensus, manage differences and remove obstacles to high-level exchanges, so ties could become “stable, healthy and sustainable”.
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Chinese executives may join Xi’s US trip, as trade truce extension ‘almost certain’
Chinese and US officials are discussing the possibility of business leaders accompanying President Xi Jinping on his upcoming trip to the United States next month. This comes as both nations are reportedly preparing to extend a one-year trade agreement that was established in Busan last October.
Nayan Seth,Dewey Sim,Khushboo RazdanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-27 · 22:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese and US officials are discussing the possibility of business leaders accompanying President Xi Jinping on his upcoming trip to the United States next month. This comes as both nations are reportedly preparing to extend a one-year trade agreement that was established in Busan last October. President Xi is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on September 24. This potential business delegation follows a similar move by President Trump, who traveled to Beijing in May with a large group of American CEOs. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for the implementation of leaders' consensus and the removal of obstacles to high-level exchanges to foster stable and healthy bilateral ties.
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Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for implementing leaders’ consensus and managing differences.
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A one-year trade agreement reached in Busan last October is likely to be extended.
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Xi Jinping is expected to meet Donald Trump in Washington on September 24.
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Chinese executives may join Xi Jinping’s US trip.
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