<h1>US-China trade deal framework aims for reciprocal purchases, paused tariffs, and controls on fentanyl precursors.</h1> Negotiations produced a preliminary consensus and framework to finalise a US-China trade agreement, featuring reciprocal commercial commitments-notably substantial Chinese agricultural purchases-and initial agreements to restrict fentanyl precursor shipments to the US; the framework pauses further US tariff threats and defers Chinese export controls on rare earths, relying on mutual restraint and contemporaneous market commitments pending a final deal.