What's on and off the agenda as Trump and Xi prepare to meet
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold a high-profile summit, AI, trade and Taiwan are expected to feature prominently, while climate issues may be sidelined.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet this week in the United States, marking Xi's first state visit to the US in more than a decade, according to an analysis published by The Guardian.
The meeting comes a decade after Xi's last state visit to Washington, hosted by then-President Barack Obama in 2015, when the agenda included cybercrime, technology, the climate crisis and human rights.
According to the report, artificial intelligence and technology safety issues are expected to loom large in this year's discussions between the two leaders, alongside trade ties between the world's two largest economies.
The report suggests that climate change, a significant topic during the 2015 visit, may not feature prominently on this occasion.
The Guardian noted that Trump is meeting a China that occupies a considerably stronger global position than it did a decade ago, with the broader US-China relationship having shifted since Trump's return to the White House.
Sources
- AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit — The Guardian — Business
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