America First Global Statement on U.S.-China Trade Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 30, 2025

America First Global applauds the trade framework agreement reached today between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. This one-year deal represents a pragmatic step toward stabilizing the world's most consequential economic relationship while advancing American interests.

The agreement includes critical wins for the United States: a reduction in fentanyl-related tariffs from 20% to 10%, a one-year delay on Chinese rare earth export restrictions, and China's commitment to purchase substantial amounts of American soybeans and agricultural products. These are tangible outcomes that benefit American farmers, manufacturers, and national security interests.

At America First Global, we have long maintained that strategic economic engagement with China is not a choice between confrontation and capitulation—it is about ensuring that every agreement, every trade flow, and every diplomatic gesture tilts decisively in America's favor. Today's deal achieves exactly that by securing immediate benefits for American agriculture, preserving access to critical minerals essential for our defense and technology sectors, and reducing barriers that have constrained U.S. exporters.

The importance of maintaining robust trade links between the United States and China cannot be overstated. These two economies remain deeply interconnected, and complete decoupling would harm American businesses, workers, and consumers. However, trade must always serve American strategic interests first. This agreement demonstrates that principle in action—it extracts concrete commitments from Beijing while providing the United States with flexibility to renegotiate terms annually, ensuring we maintain leverage and can adapt to changing circumstances.

While the deal leaves most existing tariffs in place and does not resolve all outstanding issues, it provides breathing room for businesses on both sides and injects stability into a relationship that has been marked by escalating tensions. That stability, when achieved on favorable terms, allows American companies to plan, invest, and compete more effectively in global markets.

As America First Global deploys billions of dollars in strategic investments worldwide, we recognize that a stable U.S.-China relationship built on American strength and clear-eyed negotiation creates a more predictable environment for capital flows and economic development. Today's agreement shows that when America negotiates from a position of strength and maintains focus on concrete national interests, we can achieve outcomes that advance our economic leadership while maintaining essential global trade relationships.

The path forward requires continued vigilance and annual reassessment, but this framework demonstrates that economic diplomacy, when executed with American interests paramount, can deliver tangible results that strengthen our position on the world stage.

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