Symbolic imageChina extends tariff and export-control pauses on US as Shenzhen summit nears
China extended its pause on a 24% additional tariff on US imports by two months on Monday, while keeping a 10% rate. Several related suspensions were prolonged too.
The Customs Tariff Commission of China's State Council said the extension follows the agreement Xi Jinping reached with Donald Trump in Washington at the end of September, and that it gives Chinese and US firms a stable, predictable environment. Bloomberg's headline puts the new end date in January. The pause would otherwise have lapsed on 10 November 2026, the deadline in Trump's order for the roughly one-year truce agreed in October 2025. Beijing had introduced the tariffs in April 2025 to mirror earlier US steps.
Other suspensions prolonged
According to Reuters headlines, China also extended its suspension of new rare-earth controls until January, its suspension of port fees on US-linked ships, and sanctions suspensions on US-linked units of South Korea's Hanwha Ocean. Global Times reports two-month extensions of export-control measures on 16 US entities and of measures on 11 US entities, citing the commerce ministry.
Shenzhen summit ahead
Trump and Xi could meet on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen in a little over a week, their third meeting this year. Trump said on Sunday in Florida that he will travel to China and expects one meeting to include Putin and Xi; Putin has announced he will attend. Bloomberg reports that the US is pressing China to buy more farm goods.
Other opinions
Global Times carries Chinese experts urging Washington to honor its commitments, while Handelsblatt describes the dispute as easing somewhat.