Taking stock: Trump and Xi face the trade test
What is next for trade and tariffs between the US and China after Presidents Trump and Xi met at the White House?
What is next for trade, tariffs and AI after Presidents Trump and Xi met at the White House? We examine what was agreed, whether tensions between the world's two biggest economies are easing, and what it could mean for technology, business and global trade. Vishala Sri-Pathma is joined by Henry Wang from the Center for China and Globalization and the AI researcher and author Stephanie Hare.
You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
Producer: Josh Martin
(Picture: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping before a state dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 24, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX)
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