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Trump-Xi Summit Caps Off With $51B Agricultural Commitment, 200 Boeing Jet Order

China has agreed to purchase U.S. agricultural goods worth $17 billion per year from 2026 to 2028 as part of agreements brokered during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week, the White House said in a fact sheet published Sunday.Trump wrapped up his two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, extending an invitation for Xi to visit Washington in September.The new agricultural commitments, which will total roughly $51 billion over the next three years, build on China's October 2025 pledge to purchase at least 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans. Additional agreements include restoring market access for U.S. beef facilities by renewing licenses that had lapsed during the 2025 tariff retaliations.Asifr from agriculture, Beijing also committed to purchasing 200 U.S.-made Boeing aircraft.China also pledged to address supply chain constraints and restrictions surrounding rare earths and critical minerals such as yttrium, scandium, neodymium, and indium. However, specific implementation details were not disclosed.Following the summit, China's Ministry of Commerce said "both sides should continue to implement the results of previous consultations and reach a positive consensus on relevant tariff arrangements."Financial markets reacted coolly to the summit. Lynn Song, ING's chief economist for Greater China, said, "Many market participants were left rather underwhelmed after the much-hyped Trump visit to China concluded, with equities and the CNY both softening on Friday as the summit ended without any major surprises."Despite initial optimism surrounding the last-minute inclusion of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the U.S. business delegation, the summit produced no concrete breakthroughs on artificial intelligence chip exports."The lack of any concrete announcements at the end of Trump's China trip would likely cause a selloff in China AI stocks," analysts from Jefferies said in a note to clients. "This trip likely laid the groundwork for deals to take place in the next three to six months, especially as Xi is visiting the U.S. in September."To stabilize bilateral trading relations, the two nations plan to establish a "Board of Trade." According to the White House, the body will oversee "bilateral trade across non-sensitive goods" and serve as a "government-to-government forum for discussing investment-related issues."However, Jefferies noted that the Board of Trade is unlikely to lift the U.S. investment ban against certain Chinese companies. Instead, it will "govern less sensitive investment issues," such as Contemporary Amperex Technology or CATL's (SHE:300750, HKG:3750) plan to build a battery plant in the U.S.Commenting on the Board of Trade mechanism, the Commerce Ministry said: "The two sides will discuss issues such as tariff reductions on relevant products through the Trade Council and have agreed in principle to reduce tariffs on products of equal size of concern to each other."Equities in Shanghai and Shenzhen opened lower on Monday as post-summit momentum faded amid unmet expectations for a breakthrough."We believe the Trump-Xi summit is broadly neutral for HK/China stocks, with the outcome representing a stabilization of relations rather than any transformational change," analysts at Nomura said.Economists at Bank of America said in a Friday note that the bilateral meetings underscored a mutual "commitment to step up communications" rather than delivering tangible breakthroughs.On the geopolitical front, however, the White House reported that both sides affirmed shared stances on several security positions, including opposition to Iran's nuclear program, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the denuclearization of North Korea.