After Xi Jinping’s Washington visit, the White House said China would buy at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal annually in 2027 and 2028 and reported progress on possible tariff carveouts; no cuts took effect, while the trade truce was extended by two months.
The Board of Trade is a framework for tariff carveouts in non-sensitive sectors. The White House said U.S. farm goods, fish and seafood, wood, cosmetics and medical devices could receive more favorable treatment in China, while Chinese appliances, toys, holiday decorations and child car seats could gain better access to the U.S. market. The two sides also agreed to a working group on barriers to U.S. agricultural products.
China’s Commerce Ministry readout omitted the coal pledge and did not specify which goods might get tariff relief; it instead said the countries’ militaries would soon sign a crisis-communication MOU, which the White House statement did not mention. The U.S. readout said Xi and Trump agreed to continue working on concerns over unreliable rare-earth export volumes, an issue absent from China’s statement. The two sides also agreed to an AI-risk mechanism with a safety dialogue and an incident-reporting channel; China’s statement said the dialogue would convene in November.
