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China says US agreed to tariff reductions and an AI dialogue
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Chinese account outlines an eight-point consensus not detailed by the White House
China’s state news agency Xinhua reported that China and the United States agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and a bilateral dialogue on artificial intelligence during President Xi Jinping’s US visit. Reuters carried the announcement. The retrieved Chinese government account confirms economic and trade outcomes but does not provide those specifics, while the White House describes productive bilateral discussions without identifying tariff rates, covered products, an implementation date or the AI dialogue’s structure. The announcement therefore establishes China’s account of the consensus, but the available US statement does not independently confirm its operational details.
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