Trump, Xi might meet ahead of or during October APEC summit in South Korea, SCMP reports
Mr. Trump has sought to impose tariffs on U.S. importers for virtually all foreign goods, which he says will stimulate domestic manufacturing and which critics say will instead make many consumer goods more expensive for Americans.
He has called for a universal base tariff rate of 10% on goods imported from all countries, with higher rates for imports from the most "problematic" ones, including China: imports from there now have the highest tariff rate of 55%.
Mr. Trump has set a deadline of August 12 for the U.S. and China to reach a durable tariffs agreement.
A spokesperson for Mr. Trump did not respond to a request for comment about the reported plans for a meeting with Mr. Xi in the fall.
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