President Trump’s trade war against China has so far proved harder to win than his administration ever let on. And it reached new levels of tension this month when China said it would further restrict exports of rare-earth minerals to the United States and Europe.Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses a potential turning point in the standoff as Mr. Trump meets this week with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in what will be their first talks since the trade war began.Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/keith-bradsher">Keith Bradsher,</a> the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times.Background reading: <ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/business/china-us-trade.html" target="_blank">Chinese and U.S. officials reached a framework</a> of a trade deal on Sunday.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/politics/trump-china-trade-deal-talks.html" target="_blank">Trump’s deal</a> with China may avert a crisis of his own making.</li></ul>Photo: The New York TimesFor more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 
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