Fact Sheet — President Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China
- Date/Source: November 1, 2025 — Fact Sheets
- Theme: U.S.–China agreement announced in ROK to rebalance trade, address fentanyl flows, and ease tensions in critical minerals and semiconductors.
Key Chinese commitments
- Critical minerals/export controls:
- Fentanyl:
- Trade retaliation:
- Agriculture:
- Semiconductors and shipping:
- Tariff exclusions:
Key U.S. actions
- Tariffs and exclusions:
- Regulatory pauses:
Context and significance
- Caps a broader Asia trip with trade wins in Malaysia, Japan, and ROK.
- Targets de-escalation on critical minerals, boosts U.S. agriculture exports, and seeks to curb fentanyl precursor flows while preserving leverage via timelines and conditional suspensions.