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Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge

During a visit to Beijing with top CEOs, President Trump's engagement with Chinese officials yielded few concrete, large-scale deals. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun emphasized mutual benefit and win-win cooperation in bilateral economic ties, urging both sides to implement leaders' consensus for stability.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-05-15 · 08:38 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge
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During a visit to Beijing with top CEOs, President Trump's engagement with Chinese officials yielded few concrete, large-scale deals. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun emphasized mutual benefit and win-win cooperation in bilateral economic ties, urging both sides to implement leaders' consensus for stability. Questions remain about the October trade truce, with a decision on its extension beyond November pending. The White House announced leaders agreed to establish a "Board of Trade" to manage the relationship, and the US Treasury Secretary anticipates progress on an investment support mechanism. However, US officials caution that significant work is required to make these initiatives operational.

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China's foreign ministry stated that China-US economic relations are based on mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

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The White House stated both leaders agreed to establish a 'Board of Trade' to manage the relationship.

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The trade truce agreed in October saw Washington suspend tariff increases while Beijing eased rare earth export restrictions.

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It has not yet been decided whether to extend the trade truce beyond November.

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Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing, but few big deals emerged.

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Asked about Trump's comments, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun did not directly address the figure, saying instead that the "essence of China-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win co-operation".He added that both sides should work to implement the "important consensus" reached by the two leaders and bring greater stability to bilateral trade ties and the global economy.The BBC has contacted Boeing for comment.There are still questions over the trade truce agreed in October, which saw Washington suspend steep tariff increases on Chinese goods while Beijing eased back from restricting rare earth exports.US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who was with Trump in China, told Bloomberg TV on Friday that it had not yet been decided whether to extend the truce beyond November.The White House said both leaders agreed to establish a "Board of Trade" to manage the relationship without having to reopen tariff negotiations.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who had been leading trade talks for Washington, said in a pre-recorded interview with CNBC that he expected progress on a mechanism to support future investment too.US officials have cautioned, however, that there is a lot of work to be done before these can be fully operational.
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