The Chinese Foreign Ministry holds a daily media briefing in Beijing. U.S. President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on October 30, 2025 as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans. The President told reporters aboard Air Force One that the U.S. would lower tariffs implemented earlier this year as punishment on China for its selling of chem