REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinUS President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. "It was an amazing meeting," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One shortly after he left South Korea, ranking the talks a "12 out of 10". Trump said tariffs on Chinese imports would be cut to 47 percent from 57 percent, by halving to 10 percent the rate of tariffs related to trade in fentanyl precursor drugs. Trump said he would travel to China in April before he receives Xi in the United States. But minutes before starting the meeting, Trump ordered the US military to resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, pointing to the growing arsenals of Russia and China.

Source: bd News24 October 30, 2025 12:48 UTC