Trump confirms meeting with Xi Jinping next week
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President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Asia amidst rising trade tensions and concerns over fentanyl flow from China. Trump aims to negotiate a trade deal while addressing concerns about the supply of precursor chemicals for fentanyl,
Trump has also floated an elusive agreement on nuclear weapons and expressed a desire to convince Xi to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his invasion of Ukraine
Mexico has handed an alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin over to authorities in the United States, where he is wanted for money laundering and drug trafficking.
Ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping, Donald Trump seeks to extend tariff pauses, ease rare-earth curbs, and secure China’s cooperation on trade, fentanyl, and Ukraine.