According to Lianhe Zaobao, US President Trump said he may soon make a landmark visit to China to ease the escalating trade and security tensions between China and the United States. Reuters reported that Trump told the media in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday (July 22): "President Xi invited me to visit China, and we may visit there soon." He said: "It will be later, but not too far away. Many people have invited me, and we will make a decision soon."
Two people familiar with the matter revealed that Trump and Chinese leaders' staff have discussed the possibility of meeting during their visit to Asia later this year. They said that although the plan for the Trump-Xi meeting has not been finalized, the discussions between the two sides include Trump's possible visit to China before or after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, or arranging for the two to hold talks during the APEC summit. The APEC summit will be held in Gyeongju, South Korea from October 30 to November 1.
At the same time, the European Commission issued an announcement to make an affirmative preliminary anti-dumping ruling on fused alumina originating in China, and preliminarily ruled that a company in Chongqing (temporary anti-dumping duty is 125.2%, a company in Luoyang is 111.9%, other cooperative enterprises are 118.8%, and other enterprises are 136.3%.
At a time when Sino-US relations are sending signals of easing, President Trump publicly stated that he "may visit China soon", and the Chinese high-level invitation has been officially issued. The outside world generally believes that this move is intended to cool down the upcoming tariff escalation window. At the same time, the European Commission made a positive preliminary ruling on fused alumina originating in China,Hanyue International continues to track multilateral tariff trends, combined with the research accumulation of customs clearance policies and logistics bottlenecks for material products, combined with in-depth insights into the supply chain,Combined with a deep understanding of global trade rules and logistics layout, it provides shippers with cost optimization path design, import and export compliance enhancement guidance, and emergency alternative transportation and supply chain solutions. If you need to obtain the latest tariff list details or personalized response plans, please feel free to consult our customer service.