New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension of the truce - under which the countries agreed to scale back tariffs and refrain from imposing new trade restrictions - during a Fox News Channel interview as Trump welcomed Xi at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington.

"I don't know whether a bigger deal can be done. I don't know whether we will just roll the current deal," Bessent said in the interview, noting the extension to Jan. 10 could give the leaders more time to talk about the issues at upcoming international summits in China in November and Florida in December.

Trade has been one of the biggest flashpoints between the two superpowers, along with artificial intelligence, Trump's war wi...