Fanfare surrounds Trump-Xi summit at White House, but no breakthroughs expected

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a state summit. According to CBC News, the meeting was heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no sign of breakthroughs on issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan, and the war with Iran.

The two leaders discussed national security and AI issues, among other topics, as per The Mainichi. Trump told reporters he had a "great meeting" with Xi, and the primary goal of their summit was to maintain a stable US-China relationship, despite many disagreements remaining. Xi told Trump that Beijing and Washington must peacefully manage their superpower rivalry, and that the development of artificial intelligence should be "always under human control".

The talks also covered tensions on issues such as critical minerals, Taiwan, and Iran, with Xi laying down China's red lines on these topics. According to ABC News AU, the pair discussed Iran, Taiwan, AI, and issues on the Korean Peninsula at bilateral talks in Washington, which was their eighth face-to-face meeting.

Brief written by urgent.news from CBC News, The Mainichi, Free Malaysia Today, ABC News AU, KahawaTungu — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.