Trade truce extension aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?
The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further negotiations between the world’s two largest economies than for its immediate trade outcomes, analysts said, pointing to the significance of a new dialogue on artificial intelligence. With the two leaders expected to meet again in the coming months, attention could shift from extending the…
The recent Xi-Trump summit may have been more significant than its immediate trade outcomes, with a new dialogue on artificial intelligence emerging as a focal point for the two largest economies. During the three-day visit to Washington, leaders agreed on recommendations for more favorable trade terms, China's purchase of American coal, and the establishment of a "super intelligence" dialogue.
Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University of China, believes that the agreement on the AI dialogue could pave the way for more durable frameworks to manage economic and technological competition between the nations. "The competition and consensus between China and the US over the next wave of the AI-driven Fourth Industrial Revolution will shape the future of globalisation and the international order," Wang argued.
The summit's focus on AI, rather than specific trade measures, signals the importance of technology in the broader geopolitical landscape.
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