Xi arrives in Washington for talks with Trump on Taiwan and AI

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, with discussions scheduled for Thursday and Xi's return to Beijing on Friday. Xi is expected to press Trump to suspend arms sales to Taiwan, citing a 1982 joint communiqué, while artificial intelligence development also features prominently in bilateral talks. The U.S. has proposed a new notification mechanism for AI incidents affecting national security. The U.S. has restricted AI chip exports to China and accused Chinese developers of extracting American AI capabilities, while Beijing criticizes U.S. efforts to form an exclusionary alliance and seeks global AI safety guidelines. Taiwan arms sales remain a contentious issue, with Trump expected to decide on a new package soon.