{"id":2503173,"date":"2025-10-26T10:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-inks-trade-deals-on-asia-trip-with-us-china-agreement-close\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T14:29:23","slug":"trump-inks-trade-deals-on-asia-trip-with-us-china-agreement-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-inks-trade-deals-on-asia-trip-with-us-china-agreement-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump inks trade deals on Asia trip with US-China agreement close"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-inks-trade-deals-on-asia-trip-with-us-china-agreement-close%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump made meaningful progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade war and secured several trade agreements wiht Asian countries during his recent trip to the region. He is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping soon, aiming to finalize a framework deal that china is eager to conclude to avoid upcoming heavy tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised trump&#8217;s tariff threats as effective leverage in negotiations. Concurrently, Trump signed trade deals with Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, which included tariff reductions and agreements on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-under-fire-for-energy-policies\/\" title=\"Biden admin. under fire for energy policies\">critical minerals<\/a> to reduce U.S.dependence on China. Trump also played a role in brokering a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, claiming credit for helping end their recent conflict. Throughout his trip, Trump emphasized strengthening U.S. partnerships with Asian nations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softbank-makes-no-arm-investment-proposal-to-samsung-report\/\" title=\"SoftBank makes no Arm investment proposal to Samsung-report\">long-term cooperation<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump inks trade deals on Asia trip, with US-China agreement close ahead of Xi meeting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2382929\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> made progress toward ending the United States&rsquo;s trade war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a> and inked several other agreements with Asian countries on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday in the likely climax of the trade expedition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864295\/emir-of-qatar-trump-air-force-one-asia-trip\/\">Emir of Qatar joins Trump on Air Force One during trip to Asia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864163\/left-leaning-independent-connolly-wins-irish-presidential-election\/\">Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864166\/mystery-man-ap-photo-the-louvre-jewel-heist\/\">Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president felt that a deal was close between the U.S. and China. He said China wants &ldquo;to make a deal, and we want to make a deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\">Scott Bessent<\/a> said Sunday morning that both sides had agreed to a &ldquo;framework&rdquo; of the deal. China had hoped to dodge new 100% tariffs set to go into effect on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump reacts during a meeting with Brazil&rsquo;s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bessent thanked Trump for the negotiating leverage the tariffs granted him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump gave me a great deal of negotiating leverage with the threat of the 100% tariffs, and I believe we&rsquo;ve reached a very substantial framework that will avoid that and allow us&nbsp;to discuss many other things with the Chinese,&rdquo; Bessent told NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang told reporters the sides had reached a &ldquo;preliminary consensus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further progress could be made at Trump&rsquo;s meeting with Xi in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\">South Korea<\/a> on Thursday. Trump said he hopes to visit China and wants Xi to visit Washington or his Mar-a-Lago home.<\/p>\n<p>The new Chinese tariffs had come in response to limitations on rare earth minerals imposed by the country.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >made trade deals<\/a> with several other nations at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/asean-summit-malaysia-trump-east-timor-leste-0721a23439e22009b9d37ed5adc2f03e\">Association<\/a> of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur. New deals included agreements with Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attended an expanded ceasefire agreement ceremony for Thailand and Cambodia after the pair of countries warred for five days in July, killing dozens of people and displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The president took credit for ending the conflict, as Malaysia, which mediated peace talks, also attended.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On behalf of the United States, I&rsquo;m proud to help settle this conflict and forge a future for the region,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said it was a &ldquo;historic day,&rdquo; while Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the new agreement creates &ldquo;the building blocks for a lasting peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-urge-nba-players-to-drop-chinese-endorsement-deals\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Urge NBA Players To Drop Chinese Endorsement ...\">deals signed<\/a> with the three countries reduce tariffs all around. Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on Thailand and Cambodia if they did not reach a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>The deals with Malaysia and Thailand included critical minerals toward electronic devices, which works to reduce American reliance on Chinese earth minerals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3863739\/tariff-exclusion-process-big-departure-trump-first-term\/\">TARIFF EXCLUSION PROCESS IN TRUMP 2.0 A BIG DEPARTURE FROM FIRST TERM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump also continued relations with many Asian countries with his appearance at ASEAN. The countries at the summit also included Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam, among other members.<\/p>\n<p>The president made a friendship pitch to the countries present. &ldquo;The United States is with you 100%, and we intend to be a strong partner and friend for many generations to come,&rdquo; Trump said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump advances Asia trade deals; US-China pact nears Xi meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2503174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donald-trump-trade.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65817,32402,51297,3634,65920],"class_list":["post-2503173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-asia-trip","tag-international-relations","tag-trade-deals","tag-trump","tag-us-china-agreement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donald-trump-trade.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503173\/revisions\/2503177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}