US and China extended their bilateral trade truce through early January 2027, with both sides suspending additional tariffs, Section 301 exclusions, maritime countermeasures, and export controls on critical minerals and dual-use items as of November 9–10 announcements. This followed the eighth round of economic consultations and precedes the APEC summit. At the same time, China imposed new export restrictions on drone-related dual-use goods to the United States, added multiple US entities to its countermeasures list, and banned exports to others in direct response to recent Pentagon and DHS designations of Chinese firms. US actions continue to target Chinese companies over forced-labor concerns and military ties, sustaining the cycle of designations and retaliation that shapes trader assessments of near-term new US sanctions.