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Trump Makes List of Demands for China Ahead of Potential Meeting With Xi

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October 20, 2025

‘I don’t want them to play the rare earth game with us,’ Trump told reporters.

Trump Makes List of Demands for China Ahead of Potential Meeting With Xi — President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

10/20/2025|Updated: 10/20/2025

President Donald Trump on Oct. 19 outlined top demands he has of China ahead of a potential meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, including soybean purchases and curbing fentanyl precursor exports.

Trump will be traveling to South Korea for the APEC summit on Oct. 29. Beijing has yet to confirm Xi’s attendance.

Catherine Yang is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York.

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