Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington on September 24 for his second meeting this year with U.S. President Donald Trump, as both seek stability in a relationship strained by trade, Taiwan, Iran and technology disputes. Xi’s first White House visit in a decade comes as China heads toward a trade surplus exceeding $1 trillion for a second consecutive year, while Trump is seeking trade announcements before November midterm elections amid the Iran war, rising prices and sagging approval ratings. Markets will focus on whether the tariff truce reached after last October’s summit in South Korea is extended before its November 10 expiration. The discussions may cover mutual tariff reductions affecting $30 billion in goods, agricultural purchases, Boeing aircraft, rare earths, advanced technology restrictions and China’s links with Iran. U.S.-China trade totaled $400.8 billion from January through August, with Chinese exports accounting for 75% of the total, while effective U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports stood at 22.8% as of July. Other agenda items include a potential U.S. arms package for Taiwan, artificial-intelligence risks and efforts to curb Chinese shipments of fentanyl precursor chemicals.