AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects to reduce U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing’s commitment to curb exports of fentanyl precursor chemicals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.

US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs.

A meeting Thursday between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is set to be one of the key diplomatic events of the year, with the US-China economic relationship at stake following multiple rounds of escalating tensions and temporary truces.

Trump rules out foul play in Navy aircraft crashes, suggests bad fuel may have caused USS Nimitz helicopter and fighter jet incidents in South China Sea.

Trump will then travel to Japan where he's expected to sit down with Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. A political conservative, Takaichi is the country's first female leader. While the U.S. and Japan have already secured a trade deal, the two will highlight that aspect of the U.S.-Japan relationship.

The largest federal workers union called for the shutdown to end. The U.S. and China agreed to a tentative deal to avert 100 percent tariffs. Trump rebuked Putin for testing new missiles. Virginia Democrats started an effort to redistrict.

I T IS THE start of the most important week of diplomacy for Donald Trump since he returned to office. A meeting between the American president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is planned for October 30th and comes after Mr Trump’s whistlestop tour of many of his country’s most important Asian allies.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will discuss a trade framework to reduce U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing’s commitment to curb exports of fentanyl precursor chemicals,