U.S. to release details on trade negotiations with China on Monday

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced that the U.S. will release details on September 28, 2026, regarding trade negotiations with China. The nations have agreed to exempt certain nonsensitive goods, like agricultural products and medical devices, from future tariffs. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng extended a trade truce until January 10, 2027, to assess China's compliance on commodity purchases, while advanced technology export controls remain excluded from the talks.

Nonsensitive goods trade agreement

• ▪U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on September 25, 2026, that the United States plans to release details on Monday, September 28, 2026, regarding trade negotiations with China.
• ▪The trade agreements aim to insulate specific categories of nonsensitive goods from future tariff measures or broader trade disputes between the United States and China.
• ▪The United States and China reached agreements to trade a subset of nonsensitive goods, including U.S. agricultural products and medical devices and Chinese consumer goods, on more preferential terms.

U.S.-China trade deficit reduction

• ▪U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that the U.S. goods trade deficit with China has fallen nearly 40 percent as tariffs altered trade flows and shifted some supply chains to other countries.
• ▪U.S. imports from Mexico reached a record $60.6 billion in July, contributing to a seasonally adjusted U.S. goods deficit with Mexico of $27.5 billion that month.

Debatable claims

• ▪The U.S. should cooperate with China on artificial intelligence safety
• ▪The two-month trade truce extension with China does more harm than good
• ▪Excluding advanced technology from trade negotiations is necessary to protect U.S. national security
• ▪Carving out nonsensitive goods from tariffs is an effective way to manage U.S.-China trade