Trump's second-term trade strategy has emphasized bilateral reciprocal agreements to expand U.S. market access while maintaining tariff leverage, resulting in signed or framework deals by October 2026 with the United Kingdom, Ecuador, Jordan, Taiwan, and multiple Asian partners including Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia, plus agricultural commitments and tariff-reduction lists with China following the late-September 2026 Trump-Xi summit. These outcomes reflect rapid 2025-2026 diplomacy during Asia tours and summits rather than lengthy multilateral processes. The compressed window before 2027 favors finalizing existing frameworks over entirely new comprehensive pacts, with potential catalysts including the November 2026 midterms, December G20, and China truce extension through January 2027. Congressional or procedural hurdles could still limit additional resolutions.