Reuters and multiple US outlets reported that Beijing announced during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington that China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs on roughly 30 billion dollars in goods and to establish a dedicated communication channel for artificial intelligence safety incidents.
President Trump is hosting a state dinner at the White House for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, with sea bass as the main course and chiefs of Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta and other major tech firms on the guest list, according to AP and other outlets. Held against the backdrop of great-power competition and the AI race, the dinner is being framed as a high-level diplomatic moment for both sides to negotiate on trade tensions, Taiwan, and AI governance.
The Washington Post reports that US President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at a Washington airport with an unusually personal ceremony; the two leaders agreed to extend their trade truce but left structural differences on AI safety and Taiwan unresolved.
BBC News reports that US President Trump and Chinese President Xi held a meeting in which AI superpower competition featured prominently. Disputes over chip supply, technical standards, and industrial ecosystems are once again in the global spotlight.
US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a closely watched face-to-face meeting against the backdrop of a fragile US-China trade truce, the New York Times reported. The summit is an important window into the trajectory of bilateral relations, the outlook for tariff policy, and changes in the global supply chain and geopolitical landscape.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent has described talks with China as productive, with global equities advancing ahead of an upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. Markets are sending cautious optimistic signals on the outlook for US-China economic relations.
[Core Summary] Xi Jinping has concluded a two-day visit to Pyongyang, his first official trip to North Korea since 2019. Both leaders pledged to strengthen bilateral ties, while North Korea’s economic performance and nuclear status drew international attention. Key Outcomes of the Visit The visit covered bilateral economic cooperation, regional security, and international affairs. Following meetings between the two leaders, a joint statement was issued emphasizing the deepening of traditional friendly relations and advancing practical cooperation in economics and trade. ...
The two-day Washington summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has concluded, with Trump describing the talks as “very successful.” However, despite choreographed ceremonies and diplomatic warmth, few concrete trade deals or policy breakthroughs were confirmed. The summit covered a broad range of topics including bilateral trade, technology competition, and geopolitical security. Both leaders projected positive diplomatic gestures, but made little visible progress on core areas of disagreement. ...
During the Beijing summit, Trump said Xi pledged China would not provide military equipment to Iran, a key diplomatic development amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
US President Trump arrives in China for the first face-to-face summit with Xi Jinping in a decade. Iran war, trade, and Taiwan are key topics. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joins the delegation.