Trump and Xi summit ends without major US-China AI agreement
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day Washington summit without announcing a framework to slow or regulate their countries’ artificial-intelligence competition. Their main policy announcement was a two-month extension of a trade truce.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day summit in Washington without a major agreement on artificial intelligence, despite calls for the countries to cooperate on the technology’s risks. The leaders discussed Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan, but their principal policy announcement was a two-month extension of a trade truce. The visit emphasised ceremonial events and personal rapport rather than an accord on the AI competition.
Xi said on Thursday that the US and China had a responsibility to develop and manage AI for good and to keep its development under human control. China aims for next-generation smart terminals and AI agents to reach more than 90% penetration by 2030. Trump has repeatedly said the US must move quickly to maintain its lead over China.
During the summit, he promoted the term “super intelligence” but did not announce technical working groups, limits on self-improving systems or a verification framework. Ro Khanna, the leading Democrat on the House select committee on China, said the meeting had missed an opportunity to bring Chinese and US technology companies together. Jonathan Czin of the Brookings Institution said the summit had failed to meet the significance of the moment.
The visit included a White House state dinner attended by technology executives including Elon Musk, Lisa Su, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook. Chinese technology executives were not present, according to the report. The leaders also visited the National Archives and viewed US founding documents.
Trump showed Xi parts of the White House, including a gallery of presidents, a ballroom construction site and a new helicopter landing pad. The summit took place amid a dispute over White House access for US media. CNN, MS Now and Politico had been barred, while Chinese state media were allowed onto the White House grounds before US journalists later gained entry.
Trump and Xi did not hold a press conference.
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