The summit this month between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. marked “a welcome sense of spring” in ties between the two countries, China’s top diplomat in New York said at a reception yesterday ahead of the country’s Oct. 1 National Day.

The Treasury secretary, who is leading talks with China, said the countries had agreed to extend a trade truce until January.

China ranks as the third-largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, and that ranking draws most of the attention. Per U.S. Treasury TIC data (Table 5) as of July 2026, Mainland China holds $618.0 billion.

Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the 28th, stating,

WASHINGTON D.C. – With seven days to go before a high-stakes meeting between the leaders of the United States and China, some key logistical details remain undecided, potentially hamstringing planning for the business deals, trade talks, and technology-related discussions for the two countries.

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