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Trump envoy Daines visits Chinese AI, space firms to pave way for Xi summit in US

US Senator Steve Daines, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has wrapped up a days-long trip to China, just weeks ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington. According to accounts online from a Chinese local government and various companies, the Montana Republican travelled from Wednesday to Saturday to China’s tech hub Hangzhou and the southern city of Guangzhou. The…

Trump envoy Daines visits Chinese AI, space firms to pave way for Xi summit in US

US Senator Steve Daines recently concluded a trip to China, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington. Daines, a close ally of President Donald Trump, traveled to Hangzhou and Guangzhou, two major cities in China's tech industry. The trip aimed to pave the way for the upcoming summit between the two leaders.

During his stay, Daines visited a prestigious Chinese university and several technology firms, including EHang, a company that manufactures autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. He also met with representatives from Bota, a company specializing in AI-driven biomanufacturing, Rokid, which produces AI smart glasses, and Manycore Tech, a space-intelligence firm. These meetings were expected to help finalize the agenda for the upcoming summit.

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