# Bessent urges balanced China trade before Trump-Xi summit

> Treasury Secretary Bessent called for a more balanced US-China trade relationship ahead of a planned Trump-Xi meeting in Shenzhen on November 18-19. USTR Jamieson Greer pressed China on farm and rare earth pledges, while Beijing says further purchases depend on a reciprocal tariff-cut deal. China also extended its suspension of a 24% extra tariff until January 10.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T03:11:50.506Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94843-bessent-urges-balanced-china-trade-before-trump-xi-summit
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Agricultural purchases remain the main flashpoint; China tying extra buying to reciprocal tariff cuts leaves US soybean and corn export demand uncertain until the summit produces a deal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-05-12 | [Xi-Trump Summit May Yield Farm Deal, But China Has Limited Soybean Appetite - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19300-xi-trump-summit-may-yield-farm-deal-but-china-has-limited-soybean-appetite-agweb.md) | -0.0% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [As U.S.-China trade row grows, India urges China to drop meal import ban: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63013-as-u-s-china-trade-row-grows-india-urges-china-to-drop-meal-import-ban-sources.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-21 | [For bold Chinese buyers of soybeans, bargain U.S. prices trump trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62891-for-bold-chinese-buyers-of-soybeans-bargain-u-s-prices-trump-trade-war.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-02-12 | [Financial, forex trading to be muted on looming US-China trade deadline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60863-financial-forex-trading-to-be-muted-on-looming-us-china-trade-deadline.md) | -0.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-10-31 | [Analysis: China’s Xi has the advantage after his trade meeting with Trump \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14631-analysis-china-s-xi-has-the-advantage-after-his-trade-meeting-with-trump-cnn.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-20 | [U.S. soybean sales to China jump after late-September Trump-Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14542-u-s-soybean-sales-to-china-jump-after-late-september-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.9% | — |
| CORN | 2025-04-15 | [Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant more](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25177-trump-trade-war-dries-up-sorghum-sales-to-china-but-us-farmers-plan-to-plant.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Trump delay on China trade action good news for agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69324-trump-delay-on-china-trade-action-good-news-for-agriculture.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- updater.news: https://updater.news/bessent-urges-balanced-china-trade-before-trump-xi-summit/

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