Trump and Xi to meet in Washington with AI governance atop summit agenda

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington next week for a summit with President Donald Trump, with artificial-intelligence regulation expected among the main topics.

• Trump said his relationship with Xi is good and that next week's meeting "will be very good," adding, "we also spy on them" when asked about Chinese espionage.
• Trump called escalating fears of AI risks "a hoax," saying "whoever wins the AI race is the real winner."
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is "open to discussions on avoiding shared risks and avoiding division of the two systems."
• Reports indicate OpenAI's Sam Altman, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon will attend the official dinner between Trump and Xi.
• Trump will personally receive Xi at Joint Base Andrews next Wednesday, an unusual protocol gesture ahead of the talks.
• Xi's visit is his first state visit to the United States since 2015, with White House ceremonies scheduled for Thursday.
• The talks are expected to cover rare-earth supply chains as well as trade, technology, and artificial intelligence.