Trump hosts Xi for Washington summit

President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a state visit in Washington, DC, marking Xi's first trip to the US capital in over a decade and their second summit this year. The meeting addresses the critical US-China relationship amid heightened concerns over artificial intelligence risks. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, Taiwan, and the war in Iran, though experts say deep mutual mistrust will likely prevent significant breakthroughs. The summit follows a May meeting in Beijing that established new trade and investment boards but produced few concrete deliverables. Xi has pursued an active diplomatic agenda this year, hosting leaders from 23 countries and traveling to Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, India, and North Korea. China frames the relationship as "constructive strategic stability," emphasizing cooperation and managed competition over volatile rivalry.