US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US held a significant lead over China in Artificial Intelligence, touted what he termed unprecedented levels of inbound US investment and said he was thrilled about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this month.The president’s bravado comes as inflation and oil prices rise, his war of choice with Iran drags on and his polling numbers hit new lows ahead of the US midterm elections in November.“AI is going up, and we’re leading China in AI very substantially,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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Trump calls Xi’s Washington visit ‘exciting’, but claims US leads China in AI race
US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that the United States has a substantial lead over China in artificial intelligence. He also highlighted what he described as unprecedented levels of inbound US investment and expressed excitement about Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Washington.
Mark MagnierSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-02 · 23:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that the United States has a substantial lead over China in artificial intelligence. He also highlighted what he described as unprecedented levels of inbound US investment and expressed excitement about Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Washington. Trump made these remarks in the Oval Office while facing rising inflation and oil prices, an ongoing conflict with Iran, and declining poll numbers ahead of the November midterm elections. He asserted that the US is "leading China in AI very substantially."
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Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that 'AI is going up, and we’re leading China in AI very substantially.'
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Trump said he was thrilled about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington.
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US President Donald Trump claimed the US held a significant lead over China in artificial intelligence.
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Trump touted unprecedented levels of inbound US investment.
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