High-stakes summit: Trump and Xi seek to curb US-China tensions over AI, tariffs, and Taiwan
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Trump and Xi are due to meet as US-China tensions mount over AI leadership, tariffs, and Taiwan; Washington is pushing for a cross-border AI-incident alert mechanism while Beijing defends its tech edge. Analysts say both sides are pursuing targeted actions rather than a broad conflict, but issues like Iran, tariffs, and arms sales to Taiwan loom large, with Xi likely pressing Trump to delay Taiwan arms sales.
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