Trump says he expects to lower fentanyl-related tariffs on Beijing, discuss ‘farmers’ with China’s Xi
2025-10-29 10:06:00 source:CNBC
October 28, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to lower fentanyl-linked tariffs on China ahead of a much-anticipated meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea.
The president told reporters aboard the Air Force One on Wednesday that the fentanyl flows into the U.S. and “farmers” will be among topics that he expects to discuss with Xi on Thursday.
When asked whether the potential one-year pause in Beijing’s implementation of rare earth export controls would be enough to draw more concessions from the U.S., Trump said “we haven’t talked about the timing yet but we are gonna work out something.”
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