(March 3): US and Chinese trade negotiators are slated to meet in mid-March, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a planned summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is pushing ahead despite American strikes against Iran. The future of US fentanyl tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court could also be on the agenda, they added. Trump is traveling to China between March 31 to April 2 to meet with Xi, the first trip by an American president since his visit in 2017. The expected time frame of the meeting means officials will only have about two weeks until the leaders’ summit to finalize any business deals and logistical arrangements of Trump’s visit. Months later, Trump began his first trade war with the world’s second-largest economy.

Source: The Edge Markets March 03, 2026 06:29 UTC