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Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Publisher description: Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race
The Guardian | Sep 25, 2026 | David Smith in Washington
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Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on Friday, facing criticism that they had squandered an opportunity to pause their countries’ artificial intelligence (AI) arms race. The three-day state visit emphasised pageantry and personal rapport rather than substantial agreements. But he [Trump] didn’t want to; he has no interest in doing that. ”It was the first visit to the White House by a Chinese president in more than a decade and Xi’s second state visit to the US. Three days of pomp and circumstance culminated on Friday with Trump and Xi drinking tea.
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