Trump touts Asia gains amid Washington shutdown | JQJO

President Trump returned from a week in Asia touting progress: he said U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports will drop to 47% after Xi Jinping pledged to curb fentanyl, China will resume soybean purchases, and China will ease rare earths limits as Washington scales back some export rules for a year. A final deal isn't done; another China visit is planned for April. The trip mixed pageantry and peacemaking, including a Cambodia and Thailand ceasefire and openness to talks with North Korea. Back home, the shutdown endures as he floated ending the filibuster while Democrats seek a tax credit extension.