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President Trump just delivered a masterclass in America First diplomacy at his face-to-face meeting with Xi Jinping on October 30, 2025, and the results are already paying off for hardworking Americans. Meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea, Trump called the encounter “amazing” and left no doubt he put American interests front and center.
The centerpiece of the talks was a hard-nosed, practical deal: a meaningful reduction in the punitive tariff regime paired with concrete Chinese commitments on fentanyl precursors. Trump trimmed average tariffs on Chinese imports from roughly 57 percent down to 47 percent while halving the specific tariffs tied to fentanyl precursor trade — a smart, targeted move to choke off the poison flowing into our communities.
Crucially for American farmers and manufacturers, Beijing agreed to resume sizable purchases of U.S. soybeans and to pause its newly announced rare earth export controls for a year, giving our supply chains and industries breathing room. That pause on rare earth restrictions protects U.S. defense and tech supply lines and buys time to strengthen domestic production — exactly the kind of leverage Republicans promised to use for real results.
When it comes to national security, President Trump showed he will not be passive while adversaries race ahead; he announced the immediate resumption of U.S. nuclear testing after a 33-year hiatus, citing the buildup by Russia and China as the reason for action. Love it or fear it, this administration understands that deterrence is not sentimental — it is survival, and our enemies should understand that America will not be outpaced.
Make no mistake: this was not a naive embrace of Beijing — Taiwan, cutting-edge chips and other strategic tensions were pointedly not resolved, and the president rightly kept the focus on bargains that put Americans first. While the left-wing press clucks about diplomacy, Trump delivered trade wins, a promise to tighten fentanyl flows, and a pragmatic approach to national defense that Democrats would never have the spine to pursue.
This is what bold leadership looks like — negotiating from strength, getting results for American workers, and reminding the world that U.S. policy serves its citizens first. Support our farmers, back domestic energy and minerals production, and hold this administration accountable to keep up the pressure until permanent, verifiable changes are in place; the era of timid, apologetic foreign policy is over.
