Inside Trade

November 1, 2025

News analysis

China deal resets relations by months, with prospect of quick deterioration

By Brett Fortnam  / October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The deal struck this week by President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turns back the clock on U.S.-China relations a mere matter of months, according to China analysts who view the unreleased and unsigned pact as a fragile one that could quickly unravel. The U.S. agreed to remove a series of trade restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, including port fees for Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports that took effect in October; an export control rule published in...

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