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After a year of tit-for-tat, could the US-China tariff war be easing?

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 396 words · By Una Hajdari
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What to know about After a year of tit-for-tat, could the US-China tariff war be easing?

After more than a year of escalating trade tensions, Beijing and Washington say they are ready to cut tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of goods — but analysts warn the impact on growth may be limited.

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What happened

After more than a year of escalating trade tensions, Beijing and Washington say they are ready to cut tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of goods — but analysts warn the impact on growth may be limited.

Why it matters

Beijing will work with Washington on reducing levies affecting tens of billions of dollars in goods, the commerce ministry said Wednesday and days after US President Donald Trump visited China.

Common ground

The world's two largest economies spent much of 2025 embroiled in an escalating trade war until Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a one-year truce when they met in South Korea in October.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the commerce ministry said Wednesday and days after US President Donald Trump visited China”
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Web search results confirm the Chinese Embassy and other sources issued statements on a Wednesday regarding President Trump's visit to China.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Mobile is the trade name of both China Mobile Limited, and its ultimate controlling shareholder, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Mobile
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has often accused the People's Republic of China (PRC) of unlawfully acquiring US military technology, classified information, personnel data, and trade secrets of US companies in or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_espionage_in_the_Unite…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google China is a subsidiary of Google. Once a popular search engine, most services offered by Google China were blocked by the Great Firewall in the People's Republic of China. In 2010, searching via…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_China
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Claim 2: “The intended tariff cuts will affect goods worth $30 billion (€27.3bn) or more on each side”
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The evidence from the trade council report explicitly mentions that the reciprocal tariff reductions would cover '$30 billion or more on each side'.
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web search NEUTRAL — To replace the global tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court in February, the Trump administration has launched two trade investigations expected to result in new tariffs on China and dozens of othe…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/business/economy/trump-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump's trip to China produced several pledges on trade between the world's two biggest economies. China has confirmed that it will buy 200 Boeing jets after US President Donald Trump and his Chinese …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98rjydlgp4o
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web search NEUTRAL — China raises retaliatory tariff on American goods to 125% from 84%.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/china-strikes-back-with-125p…
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Claim 3: “the commerce ministry also said China would restore registrations for some US beef exporters”
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Multiple sources confirm China renewed/restored registrations and licenses for hundreds of US beef exporters following Trump-Xi talks.
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web search NEUTRAL — China has renewed export licences for more than 400 US beef exporters during talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, signalling a potential easing of trade tensions between the world’s t…
https://www.firstpost.com/business/china-us-beef-export-lice…
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web search NEUTRAL — After more than a year of wating, China granted 5-year registration extensions to 425 U.S. beef plants and added new approvals. The move followed Trump–Xi talks in China this week and signaled a trade…
https://www.drovers.com/news/ag-policy/china-grants-5-year-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Will China’s beef export policy stabilize, or are we in for more surprises? Share your predictions in the comments below! Or dive deeper with our exclusive report on China’s agricultural trade strateg…
https://www.newsy-today.com/china-restores-us-beef-export-pe…
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Claim 4: “The world's two largest economies spent much of 2025 embroiled in an escalating trade war until Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a one-year truce when they met in South Korea in October”
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Multiple sources confirm that Trump and Xi met in South Korea (specifically Busan/Seoul) in October 2025 to reach a trade truce ending a trade war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trips to 71 countries si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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Claim 5: “US media had reported for several months that Beijing was poised to make a major order from Boeing that would include 500 single-aisle 737 MAX jets and around 100 larger 787 Dreamliners and 777s”
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Multiple web search results confirm that US media had reported a potential order of 500 737 MAX jets and 100 larger 787/777 aircraft.
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web search NEUTRAL — US media reports over recent months have suggested Beijing was preparing a major Boeing order involving 500 single-aisle 737 MAX aircraft and about 100 larger 787 Dreamliners and 777s.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/boeing-confirms-chinas-commi…
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web search NEUTRAL — US media have reported for several months that Beijing was poised to make a major order from Boeing that would include 500 single-aisle 737 MAXs and about 100 larger 787 Dreamliners and 777s.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/accomplishe…
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web search NEUTRAL — US media reports had described a possible China order of around 500 single-aisle Boeing 737 MAX planes, in addition to 100 larger models, such as the 787 Dreamliner and 777.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/thats-a-lot-of-jobs-trump-sa…
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Claim 6: “a trade council has been set up, under the auspices of which 'both sides agreed in principle to discuss a framework arrangement for reciprocal tariff reductions on products of equivalent scale,' the ministry said”
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Web search results explicitly quote the establishment of a trade council and the agreement in principle to discuss reciprocal tariff reductions on products of equivalent scale.
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web search NEUTRAL — In October 2025, China and the US reached a joint arrangement in Kuala Lumpur on resolving their respective economic and trade concerns. The two sides agreed to suspend the implementation of certain t…
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361466.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Under the auspices of a newly established trade council, "both sides agreed in principle to discuss a framework arrangement for reciprocal tariff reductions on products of equivalent scale", covering …
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/putin-meets-xi-as-trump-dela…
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web search NEUTRAL — China and the United States have agreed to establish trade and investment councils, committing in principle to match each other’s tariff cuts on a reciprocal basis.
https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3353840/…
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Claim 7: “the ministry said China would purchase 200 aircraft from US aerospace giant Boeing”
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Five independent cross-references from major news organizations (The Hindu, NY Post, SCMP) confirm that Trump stated China agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He said that Beijing had agreed to buy 200 Boeing aircraft
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mr. Trump said China had agreed to buy 200 Boeing aircraft
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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Trump said... that China had agreed to buy 200 Boeing aircraft
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/opinion/trump-and-xi-talk-stra…
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Claim 8: “Beijing and Washington say they are ready to cut tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of goods”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that China and the US agreed to reduce tariffs on goods, specifically mentioning agricultural products and a managed trade push involving $30 billion of imports.
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web search NEUTRAL — China and the United States agreed to expand agricultural trade by lowering tariffs and addressing non-tariff barriers in preliminary deals, aiming to restore U.S. exports of soy, beef, wheat, and sor…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/db6781f4_china_and_us/
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web search NEUTRAL — The US will cut the "fentanyl tariff" on Chinese goods entering the US from 20% to 10%, Trump says. In return, China will start "the purchase of massive amounts of soybeans" and other farm products, a…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd7ry3x0nvet
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web search NEUTRAL — China, US agree to reduce tariffs on some goods– China Commerce Ministry.Trump, Xi to weigh tariff cuts on $30 billion of imports in managed trade push.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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