Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on September 24 for talks aimed at keeping a fragile trade truce that is due to expire in November on track. Here is a look back at key moments in the US-China trade war ↧ How Trump and Xi went from tariff war to trade truce Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for talks aimed at keeping a fragile trade truce that is due to ​expire in November on track.