Trump calls Xi’s Washington visit ‘exciting’ while claiming the US leads China in AI
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- President Donald Trump said the United States had a substantial lead over China in artificial intelligence and cited what he called unprecedented levels of investment in the country.
- Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping would visit Washington on the 24th and that the two leaders would discuss productive issues.
- Analysts expect limited concrete results or major structural reforms from the summit, as inflation, oil prices and Trump’s political standing weigh on the administration.
Donald Trump described Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington as “very exciting” while claiming that the United States holds a substantial lead over China in artificial intelligence.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the US president also promoted what he called unprecedented levels of investment flowing into the United States. “AI is going up, and we’re leading China in AI very substantially,” Trump said.
AI is going up, and we’re leading China in AI very substantially.
Trump said Xi would come to Washington on the 24th. He presented the meeting as an opportunity for productive discussions, saying, “That’ll be very exciting. Great, love to have him. A lot of good things to discuss, very, very productive things to discuss with President Xi.”
The confident language comes as inflation and oil prices rise, the war with Iran continues and Trump’s polling numbers reach new lows ahead of the US midterm elections in November. Analysts have set relatively low expectations for concrete agreements or major structural reform from the summit.
That’ll be very exciting. Great, love to have him. A lot of good things to discuss, very, very productive things to discuss with President Xi.
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Originally published by South China Morning Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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