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Trump (US President)
Telangpu
特朗普
and / with
yu
Xi Jinping (Chinese President)
Xi Jinping
习近平
summit meeting
fenghui
峰会
after
hou
China
Zhongguo
中国
agreed to
tongyi
同意
to purchase
goumai
购买
200 (aircraft)
200 jia
200架
Boeing (aircraft company)
Boyin
波音
aircraft
feiji
飞机

Trump
Telangpu
特朗普
and
yu
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
习近平
May 15
5 yue 15 ri
5月15日
in
zai
Beijing
Beijing
北京
held
juxing
举行
summit
fenghui
峰会
the Chinese side
Zhongfang
中方
committed to
chengnuo
承诺
to purchase
goumai
购买
200
200 jia
200架
Boeing
Boyin
波音
passenger aircraft
keji
客机
and also
bing
to increase
zengjia
增加
agricultural products
nongchanpin
农产品
procurement
caigou
采购
but
dan
both sides
shuangfang
双方
on
zai
tariffs
guanshui
关税
the issue of
wenti shang
问题上
still
reng
exists
cunzai
存在
disagreement
fenqi
分歧

May 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM

United States
Meiguo
美国
president
zongtong
总统
Trump
Telangpu
特朗普
and / with
yu
China
Zhongguo
中国
President (head of state)
guojia zhuxi
国家主席
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
习近平
on / at
yu
May 15
5 yue 15 ri
5月15日
in
zai
Beijing
Beijing
北京
Zhongnanhai (seat of Chinese leadership)
Zhongnanhai
中南海
held
juxing
举行
summit meeting
huiwu
会晤
talks / negotiations
huitan
会谈
after the conclusion of
jieshu hou
结束后
Trump
Telangpu
特朗普
announced
xuanbu
宣布
the Chinese side
Zhongfang
中方
agreed to
tongyi
同意
purchase
goumai
购买
200
200 jia
200架
Boeing
Boyin
波音
passenger aircraft
keji
客机
and also
bing
increase
zengjia
增加
of
dui
US
Meiguo
美国
agricultural products
nongchanpin
农产品
(structural particle)
de
procurement
caigou
采购
the two countries
liang guo
两国
also
hai
announced
xuanbu
宣布
to establish
sheli
设立
one
yi ge
一个
trade
maoyi
贸易
committee / board
weiyuanhui
委员会
for the purpose of
yongyu
用于
to mediate / to resolve
tiaojie
调解
bilateral
shuangbian
双边
trade
maoyi
贸易
disputes
zhengduan
争端
however / nevertheless
raner
然而
analysts
fenxi renshi
分析人士
pointed out
zhichu
指出
summit
fenghui
峰会
failed to / was unable to
wei neng
未能
achieve / obtain
qude
取得
substantive
shizhi xing
实质性
(structural particle)
de
trade
maoyi
贸易
breakthrough
tupo
突破
previously / before this
ciqian
此前
United States
Meiguo
美国
on
dui
Chinese
Zhongguo
中国
imported goods
jinkou shangpin
进口商品
imposed / levied
jia zheng
加征
(completion marker)
le
as high as / up to
gaoda
高达
125 percent
125%
125%
(structural particle)
de
tariffs
guanshui
关税
the Chinese side
Zhongfang
中方
immediately / thereupon
suiji
随即
took / adopted
caiqule
采取了
countermeasures / retaliatory
fanzhi
反制
measures
cuoshi
措施
both sides
shuangfang
双方
on / regarding
jiu
summit
fenghui
峰会
outcomes / results
chengguo
成果
(structural particle)
de
characterization / description
biaoshu
表述
there exist
cunzai
存在
notable / significant
mingxian
明显
divergence / disagreement
fenqi
分歧
highlighting / revealing
tuxian
凸显
(completion marker)
le
the two countries
liang guo
两国
between
zhijian
之间
deep-seated
shenceng
深层
(structural particle)
de
structural
jiegou xing
结构性
contradictions / tensions
maodun
矛盾
markets
shichang
市场
expected / anticipated
yuqi
预期
both sides
shuangfang
双方
will
jiang
extend
yanchang
延长
tariff
guanshui
关税
truce
xiuzhan
休战
agreement
xieyi
协议
in order to
yi
maintain / sustain
weichi
维持
bilateral
shuangbian
双边
trade and economic
jingmao
经贸
relations
guanxi
关系
(structural particle)
de
basic / fundamental
jiben
基本
stability
wending
稳定

New Words

fenghui
峰会
summit
tánpàn
谈判
negotiations
goumai
购买
to purchase
nongchanpin
农产品
agricultural products
maoyi
贸易
trade
weiyuanhui
委员会
committee
tupo
突破
breakthrough
guanshui
关税
tariff
fanzhi
反制
countermeasures
maodun
矛盾
contradiction

News in English

Business

China Agrees to Buy 200 Boeing Jets After Trump-Xi Summit, But Trade Gaps Persist

Trump and Xi held a summit in Beijing on May 15 where China pledged to buy 200 Boeing jets and increase agricultural purchases, but tariff disagreements persisted and experts said no breakthrough trade deal was reached.

U.S. President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 15th at Zhongnanhai in Beijing.

After the talks concluded, Trump announced that the Chinese side agreed to purchase 200 Boeing passenger aircraft and increase procurement of U.S. agricultural products.

The two countries also announced the establishment of a trade committee to mediate bilateral trade disputes.

However, analysts pointed out that the summit failed to achieve substantive breakthroughs in trade.

Previously, the United States had imposed tariffs as high as 125 percent on Chinese imported goods, and the Chinese side subsequently adopted retaliatory countermeasures.

Both sides have notable divergences in characterizing the summit outcomes, revealing deep-seated structural contradictions between the two countries.

Markets expect both sides to extend the tariff truce agreement to maintain basic stability in bilateral trade and economic relations.

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