Beijingers eye Xi-Trump summit for trade relief, stable ties
Residents in China’s capital hope President Xi Jinping’s high-stakes meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington will stabilise ties between the two countries, telling AFP on Thursday a trade war “hurts everyone”. Xi was greeted in Washington on Wednesday evening local time by Trump, kicking off a pomp-filled state visit where the two leaders […]
Beijing residents are hopeful that President Xi Jinping's upcoming summit with US President Donald Trump will bring stability to China-US relations and relieve trade pressures. The trade war, which escalated in 2025, has been a source of distress for many, according to residents speaking to AFP. Finance worker Lu Hao expressed his desire for positive economic outcomes from the meeting, emphasizing that a trade war is a "lose-lose situation" for all parties involved.
The AI sector is also expected to be a key topic in the talks, with both countries vying for dominance in technology and robotics. The summit aims to maintain a "healthy and rational" competition in AI rather than a "malicious one".
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