Trump and Xi Meet for First Summit in 11 Years, AI Safety and Tech Race Top Agenda

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet today at the White House for their first summit in 11 years, with artificial intelligence safety and technology competition topping a packed agenda alongside Taiwan and Iran. Xi seeks US concessions on Taiwan, including halting arms sales to Taipei, while Washington wants Beijing's help pressuring Iran. Both nations are discussing a potential "red line" communication channel to notify each other of AI incidents, similar to Cold War-era hotlines. The technology race continues intensifying, with Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI releasing new AI models days after safety warnings. State dinner guests include Silicon Valley leaders like Bezos, Altman, and Musk, underscoring tech's centrality to US-China relations.


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