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Trump and Xi signal two more meetings as US-China trade truce faces pressure

• The leaders signaled plans to meet **two more times this year**
• Tangible outcomes are needed for the trade truce to hold
• Trade-truce shifts could affect Indian exporters and companies reliant on US-China supply chains

China industrial profit growth slows to 4.2% in August

• Industrial profit growth was 4.2% in August
• January-August growth was 15.7%, down from 17.6% in January-July

China says US trade-truce extension creates room to advance talks

Chinese Stocks Hit One-Year Low as Chip, Optical Firms Slide

• Chinese shares touched a one-year low, led by a selloff in technology firms
• The selloff followed a report that authorities may allow purchases of Nvidia’s new chips

Global Funds End Underweight Position on China After Four Years

• Global fund managers are ending a four-year underweight stance on Chinese stocks
• AI prospects and favorable valuations are drawing funds back

China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit

US-China tariff cuts: $30 billion trade relief plan unveiled; check full list of goods

Here’s the List of Goods the US, China Agreed on for Tariff Cuts

• The US and China listed $30 billion worth of goods for planned tariff cuts

Trump confirms meeting with Anthropic CEO, repeats dismissal of AI fears

• Trump confirmed a meeting with Anthropic’s CEO and repeated his dismissal of AI fears
• He said new regulations could let China outpace the US in AI advancement

China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in August

• Industrial profits grew 4.2% in August, the weakest growth this year
• Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability

China says to cut tariffs on US farm goods, but soybeans excluded

'We are playing hockey, they are playing football': FM Sitharaman on China's trade barriers

• Sitharaman said Chinese authorities set requirements and restrict market access, unlike India's consumer-led approach

Taiwan official says US understands the island’s defence needs

Rio Tinto commissions carbon-capture trial at China's Shougang steel plant

The new US-China equilibrium

US govt releases lists of products for $30 billion China tariff deal

• The proposed $30 billion China tariff arrangement covers fireworks, household products, sports equipment and toys

India's China trade deficit may not tell the full story, FM Sitharaman explains why

• Sitharaman said exports routed through other countries may not be accounted for as exports to China

CNBC Daily Open: The art of the deal-ish

• Xi Jinping’s Washington visit brought more personal diplomacy than breakthroughs

Trump's unusual arms pitch to China's Xi

There wasn’t much to Xi: A red carpet, a fragile truce and the search for US-China stability