White House says China agrees to ramp up trade for US agricultural products after Trump-Xi talks
發佈日期: 2026-05-18 20:59
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The White House has touted some of the outcomes from the Trump-Xi bilateral summit last week including China's commitments to purchase 17 billion US dollars of farm goods from the United States through 2028.
The US trade representative says President Donald Trump is considering how to move forward on Taiwan arms sales as he focuses on maintaining the status quo in the straits.
According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the Chinese government has agreed to buy "at least" 17 billion dollars worth of US agricultural products annually in the next three years. That's on top of the country's soybean purchase commitments made in October 2025.
The White House specified China plans to work with US regulators to restore market access for US beef and resume imports of poultry from states deemed as free of avian influenza.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer reportedly said he anticipates a "double digit increase" in purchases of aggregate agricultural goods and that further details of the agreements would be released soon.
In addition, the US readout mentioned China has agreed to sign off on the purchase of 200 Boeing airplanes.
It also said China will address US concerns about supply chain shortages of rare earths and other critical minerals, as well as concerns regarding its prohibition or restriction of sales of rare earth production, technology and processing equipment.
Confirming earlier statements from Beijing, the White House notes the two nations are to establish a Board of Trade and Board of Investment, which Foreign Minister Wang Yi said would seek to address concerns over market access for agricultural products and expand trade under a "reciprocal tariff-reduction framework."
President Xi Jinping framed the Taiwan question as the top priority in China-US relations during talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump and made clear "clashes and even conflicts" would arise if it was not handled properly.
Trump subsequently waffled on a new 14-billion-dollar arms sales to Taiwan, warning the island not to expect unconditional US military support.
He told Fox News the package "depends on China" and could be used as a "very good bargaining chip."
Greer, meanwhile, told an ABC programme on Sunday while the US policy aims to keep stable ties with China, there's "no change" in American policy on Taiwan. The trade representative said Trump would need to weigh many factors when considering how to move forward on the arms sales.
"When the president makes a decision on national security, it's really based on American security needs first though," Greer said.
