Including rare metals and soy…the most prominent items in the America-China agreement

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju.

US-China talks

This was the last stop on Trump’s Asian tour, in which he received a lot of praise and gifts, including a copy of the ancient Korean golden crown.

Trump said that His meeting with Shi Kan "Great success"Pointing to "settlement" The conflict between China and the United States.

He stated on board the presidential plane that he would go to China in April to hold new talks, stressing that they "They accomplished a lot of things" During the talks, praising Xi Jinping as "A great leader of a very powerful country"

Reducing tariffs

Also, Trump announced his agreement to reduce the tariffs he imposed on China, due to its handling of the fentanyl crisis, to 10 percent.

Trump also said that Washington and Beijing would hold talks on "Possible energy agreement"

Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform: "China has agreed to begin the process of purchasing American energy, and a major deal to purchase oil and gas from Alaska is expected".

He added that "Our concerned teams… will meet to study the feasibility of such an agreement"

The trade conflict between America and China

The conflict between the world’s two largest economies, involving everything from rare earths to tariffs, has shaken markets and paralyzed supply chains for several months.

Another major issue is the controls that China imposed on the export of rare earths this month.

Beijing enjoys a monopoly on these materials, which are essential for advanced electronic industries.

The war in Ukraine

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced its approval to suspend the restrictions imposed by Beijing on October 9 on several exports for a year, including those related to rare metals, which caused escalation of tensions with the United States and the European Union.

This came after the Chinese President reported that he had reached a solution with Trump. "agree" On trade and economic issues, calling on the relevant teams in the two countries to "Improve and complete follow-up work as soon as possible, maintain and implement consensus and provide tangible results to soothe the economies of China, the United States and the world.".

The American President said that he agreed with his Chinese counterpart on "Work together" Regarding the war in Ukraine, and before meeting with Xi, Trump announced that his country would resume testing its nuclear weapons arsenal immediately without providing additional details.

This came after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a Russian underwater drone capable of carrying nuclear warheads, in defiance of Washington’s warnings.

US Nuclear Weapons

Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Because of the testing programs carried out by other countries, the War Department has directed that testing of our nuclear weapons begin on an equal footing, indicating that the tests will resume immediately.

He explained that the United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country, praising his own efforts to conduct a complete modernization and renewal of existing weapons.

In response, Beijing urged Washington to commit to "Seriously" The global ban on nuclear testing.

Protecting the nuclear disarmament regime

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiaqun, in a press conference, called on the United States to take "Concrete measures to protect the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime and protect global strategic balance and stability"

After analysts expected Xi to raise the Taiwan issue, Trump told reporters on Air Force One during his return to his country that "The Taiwan (issue) was never addressed" During the meeting.

Speculations were raised that Beijing would pressure the US President to ease US support for the self-governing island.

Since 1979, Washington has recognized Beijing instead of Taipei as the sole legitimate Chinese authority, even though the United States is Taiwan’s strongest ally and its main arms supplier.

Pyongyang and Washington

Trump mentioned not meeting with the Korean leader. North Kim Jong Un, and explained that he was "Busy" He was very keen to hold this meeting during his visit to South Korea, but he confirmed that he might return.

He said "I had a great relationship with Kim Jong Un"The last meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un dates back to June 2019 in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas.

But relations between Pyongyang and Washington have been in a state of stagnation since the failure of that summit against the backdrop of the issue of easing sanctions and Pyongyang’s nuclear concessions.

Kim Jong-un stipulates that, in order to resume any dialogue, Washington abandons its demands to dismantle Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal.