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Xi calls for ‘healthy’ competition between China and US

During his historic White House visit, China’s leader Xi Jinping said the countries shared the “responsibility to develop and manage AI for good.”
China’s leader Xi Jinping at the White House.
Evan Vucci/Reuters

US allies fret their position could be weakened in China talks

Analysts say one of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s priorities will be persuading Trump to halt $14 billion in proposed armed sales to Taiwan.
US President Donald Trump and the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in May 2026.
Kenny Holston/Reuters

Washington and Beijing extend trade truce despite simmering tensions

Expectations are low for the meeting, the third in less than a year, given their lingering disputes over trade and deep competition over AI.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at his arrival ceremony in Maryland, US.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Xi’s visit met with Republican criticism

Some Republicans are concerned about the red-carpet optics.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Xi to project strength in US amid economic woes at home

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to bargain from a position of strength in his meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, despite growing economic tensions at home.
A job fair in Hefei, China
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Chinese CEOs unlikely to attend Trump-Xi summit

Earlier reports suggested Xi could be accompanied by BYD and CATL executives among others.
BYD Co Ltd Chairman and President Wang Chuanfu
BYD Chairman and President Wang Chuanfu. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Chinese leader Xi Jinping due for Trump talks

Huge differences remain between the superpowers on AI regulation, trade policy, and Taiwan’s security.

Democrats worry Trump may make auto industry concessions to Xi

The president has floated the possibility of allowing Chinese carmakers to build vehicles in the US.

Xi expected to press Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan

Taipei is growing increasingly concerned over a frozen $14 billion arms sales deal that Trump has described as “a very good negotiating chip.”

Xi purges top generals for ‘disloyalty’

China said Monday that it removed two top generals over allegations of disloyalty and corruption, the latest in a long series of expulsions under leader Xi Jinping.

OpenAI calls for global US-led coalition on AI safety

Debate over the technology’s risk and promise looms over this week’s UN General Assembly.

The summit won’t break the US-China stalemate

Beneath the diplomatic surface, the two sides are radically at odds over just about everything.

Rifts ahead of US-China talks on AI safety

Analysts voices skepticism that Washington and Beijing would reach an accommodation on the proposed AI safety mechanism.

US, Chinese officials meet before summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday before this week’s high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Why Kai-Fu Lee thinks companies need an AI boss

Google’s former China chief says CEOs face a Darwinian choice if they want more than “AI theater.”

US, China ramp up summit preparations

US President Donald Trump will reportedly greet China’s leader Xi Jinping as he steps off the plane in Washington, DC next week — the first leader accorded that deference in Trump’s second term.

Hopes dim for US-China détente during leaders’ summit

The US Treasury secretary told Axios he was open to discussing “shared risks” on AI with Beijing at talks this weekend ahead of the summit.

Chinese oil prices hit record high

Energy disruptions from an escalating Middle East conflict spilled into the world’s largest market for imported crude.