ExclusiveAI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit to meet Donald Trump4-MIN READ4-MIN2ListenPublished: 6:00am, 12 Sep 2026Updated: 7:06am, 12 Sep 2026Washington and Beijing are discussing the possibility of folding a long-awaited AI dialogue into a broader economic meeting in the days before Xi meets US President Donald Trump, according to several people familiar with the arrangements.The two leaders agreed in Beijing in May to launch an intergovernmental dialogue on AI. For months, that channel was treated separately from the trade talks led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, with both sides struggling to make progress in the dialogue.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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FRI · 2026-09-11 · 22:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0912-110651
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AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit to meet Donald Trump
Preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States to meet President Donald Trump are being influenced by rising tensions over artificial intelligence. Washington and Beijing are considering integrating a planned AI dialogue into a larger economic meeting scheduled before the leaders' summit.
Khushboo Razdan,William Zheng,Dewey SimSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-11 · 22:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States to meet President Donald Trump are being influenced by rising tensions over artificial intelligence. Washington and Beijing are considering integrating a planned AI dialogue into a larger economic meeting scheduled before the leaders' summit. This AI dialogue was initially agreed upon by both leaders in Beijing in May and was previously handled separately from trade discussions. Progress in the AI dialogue has been challenging for both sides.
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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed in Beijing in May to launch an intergovernmental dialogue on AI.
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The AI dialogue channel was treated separately from trade talks led by Scott Bessent and He Lifeng.
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Washington and Beijing are discussing folding an AI dialogue into a broader economic meeting before Xi meets Trump.
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Both sides have struggled to make progress in the AI dialogue.
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