Trump and Xi meet to stabilize U.S.-China ties

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House, extending a trade war truce by two months and agreeing to continue dialogue on artificial intelligence, marking an effort to stabilize relations between the two major powers. The meeting, held just over four months after their Beijing talks in May, included progress on specific deals such as expanded Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products. On Taiwan, Xi pressed Washington to oppose "Taiwan independence," while differences remained on AI regulation and security issues. Both leaders also referenced their countries' shared history of fighting Japan in World War II, though the U.S. ally then was Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China. Japan, facing strained ties with China under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, was urged to pursue dialogue rather than confrontation.