For a historic summit meant to address rising tensions between the world’s largest economic and geopolitical powers, the Washington trip was relatively uneventful. But for Xi’s own ambitions, China didn’t need much else.
fredag 25. september 2026
The Trump-Xi meeting was heavy on pomp, light on substance. China is just fine with that
Four months after their last meeting, President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping traded niceties during the Chinese leader’s first visit to the US capital in over a decade. The two leaders extended a trade truce, exchanged gifts and compliments, and acknowledged the possibility of working together to contain the dangers of AI development.
For a historic summit meant to address rising tensions between the world’s largest economic and geopolitical powers, the Washington trip was relatively uneventful. But for Xi’s own ambitions, China didn’t need much else.
For a historic summit meant to address rising tensions between the world’s largest economic and geopolitical powers, the Washington trip was relatively uneventful. But for Xi’s own ambitions, China didn’t need much else.
Xi says he’ll see Trump again soon as he wraps up US visit with a look at the Constitution
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he will meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year, doubling the number of face-to-face discussions between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies in 2026.
The promise of more meetings to come capped off a three-day state visit that has been criticized by some in the U.S. for being heavy on pomp and light on substance, though Trump said they discussed the war in Iran. The two leaders have made a show of working to preserve harmony, but there were no major breakthroughs this week on issues such as trade or the safety of artificial intelligence.
The promise of more meetings to come capped off a three-day state visit that has been criticized by some in the U.S. for being heavy on pomp and light on substance, though Trump said they discussed the war in Iran. The two leaders have made a show of working to preserve harmony, but there were no major breakthroughs this week on issues such as trade or the safety of artificial intelligence.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he asked U.S. President Donald Trump to press China’s leader to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow in a diplomatic effort to get Russia to end its 4½-yearlong invasion of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy told reporters he has not yet received feedback from the White House about Trump’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping but expects to learn the outcome. Zelenskyy, who is keen to muster more international support for Ukraine’s defense, was in the United States this week on a trip coinciding with the U.N. General Assembly. He met with Trump on Tuesday.
NATO countries have called China a “decisive enabler” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. Zelenskyy shared more details of his U.S. trip in voice messages to a group of journalists.
Zelenskyy told reporters he has not yet received feedback from the White House about Trump’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping but expects to learn the outcome. Zelenskyy, who is keen to muster more international support for Ukraine’s defense, was in the United States this week on a trip coinciding with the U.N. General Assembly. He met with Trump on Tuesday.
NATO countries have called China a “decisive enabler” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. Zelenskyy shared more details of his U.S. trip in voice messages to a group of journalists.
In China, the Xi-Trump summit is seen as projecting image of the country’s rise
It’s unclear if U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of his Chinese counterpart in Washington dazzled President Xi Jinping, but for the Chinese public, it made quite an impression.
Trump’s rare welcome of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the airport, as well as the bilateral and cultural events the leaders attended were closely covered — and praised — by Chinese state media. Those who watched at home saw a China elevated in status. “I read the news that the U.S. reception standards for President Xi are very high,” Xiang Ziyu, a postgraduate student in Beijing, told The Associated Press. “I’m quite impressed because it shows that our country has become really powerful.”
That takeaway was shared by several people interviewed by the AP as well as in comments on Chinese social media, which praised China’s cooperation with the United States.
Trump’s rare welcome of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the airport, as well as the bilateral and cultural events the leaders attended were closely covered — and praised — by Chinese state media. Those who watched at home saw a China elevated in status. “I read the news that the U.S. reception standards for President Xi are very high,” Xiang Ziyu, a postgraduate student in Beijing, told The Associated Press. “I’m quite impressed because it shows that our country has become really powerful.”
That takeaway was shared by several people interviewed by the AP as well as in comments on Chinese social media, which praised China’s cooperation with the United States.
Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have wrapped up a three-day Washington summit that was heavy on pomp but light on substance. The U.S. president delighted in the personal rapport he says he’s built with Xi, while the Chinese leader emphasized the two sides “must hold the line” to ensure there is “no conflict and no confrontation between us.”
The two leaders discussed the wars in Iran and Ukraine as well as artificial intelligenceand Taiwan. The biggest policy announcement of the visit was modest: an agreement to extend by two months a trade truce that had been set to expire in November.
Here are seven key takeaways from the visit.
The two leaders discussed the wars in Iran and Ukraine as well as artificial intelligenceand Taiwan. The biggest policy announcement of the visit was modest: an agreement to extend by two months a trade truce that had been set to expire in November.
Here are seven key takeaways from the visit.
From ‘cheats’ to ‘great friendship’: How Trump’s rhetoric on China changed
When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday evening, United States President Donald Trump rolled out a warm and unusually lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart.
Trump went down to Joint Base Andrews near Washington to greet Xi on the tarmac – the first time a US president has greeted a foreign leader in such a way since 1962, when John F Kennedy welcomed UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Though the Xi-Trump meeting delivered little significant shift in relations beyond extending a fragile trade war truce for another two months, Washington laid on hours of pageantry, more pomp and lavish tours for Xi’s entourage, and praise for the Chinese president and his wife.
Trump went down to Joint Base Andrews near Washington to greet Xi on the tarmac – the first time a US president has greeted a foreign leader in such a way since 1962, when John F Kennedy welcomed UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Though the Xi-Trump meeting delivered little significant shift in relations beyond extending a fragile trade war truce for another two months, Washington laid on hours of pageantry, more pomp and lavish tours for Xi’s entourage, and praise for the Chinese president and his wife.
How US blindly ceded its rare earth dominance to China
Look around you, and you’ll see rare earth elements at work. A phone vibrates because a magnet moves a weight. Its screen was polished with cerium powder. Its connection to the rest of the world crosses oceans on cables amplified with erbium. If you drove today, a rare earth magnet helped you steer, and a cerium compound scrubbed the exhaust.
All of these devices function because of 17 metals collectively known as rare earth elements. The scientists who gave the group that name in 1794 created a misnomer. Cerium alone is about as common in the Earth’s crust as copper. However, separating rare earth minerals from one another and from raw ore is intensely difficult. As a result, countries that control the processing of rare earth minerals have a lot of political leverage.
China processes most of the rare earth minerals used around the world, and it isn’t just consumer electronics that depend on Chinese exports. The US military’s F-35 fighter jets and Virginia-class submarines need rare earths too.
All of these devices function because of 17 metals collectively known as rare earth elements. The scientists who gave the group that name in 1794 created a misnomer. Cerium alone is about as common in the Earth’s crust as copper. However, separating rare earth minerals from one another and from raw ore is intensely difficult. As a result, countries that control the processing of rare earth minerals have a lot of political leverage.
China processes most of the rare earth minerals used around the world, and it isn’t just consumer electronics that depend on Chinese exports. The US military’s F-35 fighter jets and Virginia-class submarines need rare earths too.
Cambodia an early warning of China’s AI surveillance exports
Chinese investment has long been a cornerstone of development policy for many Southeast Asian nations.
From roads and buildings to green energy that helps countries keep up with global environmental regulations, Beijing’s investment has created significant development opportunities. But it has also provided a safety net for authoritarian governments seeking to consolidate power while limiting the economic consequences of Western sanctions. Traditional spheres of authoritarian cooperation, including financial dependence, military coordination, and political alignment, now look set to be joined by another: artificial intelligence (AI).
At the World AI Conference in Shanghai earlier this year, President Xi Jinping warned of “new historical injustices” arising from unequal access to artificial intelligence, signalling Beijing’s ambition to shape the future governance of the technology.
From roads and buildings to green energy that helps countries keep up with global environmental regulations, Beijing’s investment has created significant development opportunities. But it has also provided a safety net for authoritarian governments seeking to consolidate power while limiting the economic consequences of Western sanctions. Traditional spheres of authoritarian cooperation, including financial dependence, military coordination, and political alignment, now look set to be joined by another: artificial intelligence (AI).
At the World AI Conference in Shanghai earlier this year, President Xi Jinping warned of “new historical injustices” arising from unequal access to artificial intelligence, signalling Beijing’s ambition to shape the future governance of the technology.
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China’s new Tibet Party chief vows to ‘intensify struggle against separatism’
The new Party chief of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Mr Hu Changsheng, has on Sep 22 vowed to fully and absolutely implement Beijing’s top policy measures there that include building ethnic unity, opposing separatism and strengthening the management of religious affairs.
Hu, 62, has been the party chief of Gansu province since late 2022. Qinghai’s party chief, Wu Xiaojun, is taking over Hu’s post in Gansu, while Qinghai Governor Luo Dongchuan has been promoted to Qinghai party chief, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency Sep 22.
Both Gansu and Qinghai have significant Tibetan populations. The former includes Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan) prefecture, which was part of the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo (or Domey), while Qinghai constitutes the bulk of Amdo.
Hu, 62, has been the party chief of Gansu province since late 2022. Qinghai’s party chief, Wu Xiaojun, is taking over Hu’s post in Gansu, while Qinghai Governor Luo Dongchuan has been promoted to Qinghai party chief, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency Sep 22.
Both Gansu and Qinghai have significant Tibetan populations. The former includes Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan) prefecture, which was part of the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo (or Domey), while Qinghai constitutes the bulk of Amdo.
Trump hails deep friendship with Xi as China’s leader urges ‘healthy’ competition between 2 powers
President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit by pressing for the world’s two biggest economies to work more closely together to avoid friction as they compete. While Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the president of America’s biggest economic rival, he focused on his long relationship with Xi as the two gathered with aides for opening remarks before formal talks.
“From the time of my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship, a truly great friendship, actually, built on mutual respect and the vital interests of our people,” Trump said.
“From the time of my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship, a truly great friendship, actually, built on mutual respect and the vital interests of our people,” Trump said.
Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping last sat down in May 2026, talk was centered on three Ts: trade, technology and Taiwan.
The latest summit looks set to focus on the same set of issues again. The main difference will be that the technology element has been given added urgency by the sudden and rapid shift in developments in artificial intelligence. What’s less clear is whether the two sides will be able to come to any sort of transformative agreement on that, or any other issue.
The most urgent issue, but also the simplest to solve, will be on trade. Nearly a year ago at Busan in South Korea, Trump and Xi hammered out an agreement whereby the US agreed to lift some export controls on high-end technology and to reduce the then three-figure tariffs on Chinese goods. For its part, China agreed not to restrict the flow of critical minerals and rare earths to US users.
The latest summit looks set to focus on the same set of issues again. The main difference will be that the technology element has been given added urgency by the sudden and rapid shift in developments in artificial intelligence. What’s less clear is whether the two sides will be able to come to any sort of transformative agreement on that, or any other issue.
The most urgent issue, but also the simplest to solve, will be on trade. Nearly a year ago at Busan in South Korea, Trump and Xi hammered out an agreement whereby the US agreed to lift some export controls on high-end technology and to reduce the then three-figure tariffs on Chinese goods. For its part, China agreed not to restrict the flow of critical minerals and rare earths to US users.
U.S.-China trade truce extended for two months, Bessent says, as Xi begins state visit
The U.S. and China have extended a truce to keep tariffs lower for longer and rare earths flowing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday local time. He was speaking on Fox News, as Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Washington, D.C. for a state visit through Friday.
Xi and Trump agreed to a one-year trade truce at a meeting in South Korea last October. The deal, which was set to expire in November, will now be extended to Jan. 10, Bessent said. He added that Beijing needs to fulfill more deliverables.
Ahead of this week’s summit, many had expected the truce would be extended by six months or longer. The U.S. and China should discuss their differences on trade issues on the basis of mutual benefit, without actively imposing restrictions, said Dong Shaopeng, senior researcher at Renmin University of China. He expected the trade truce could be continually improved and extended.
Xi and Trump agreed to a one-year trade truce at a meeting in South Korea last October. The deal, which was set to expire in November, will now be extended to Jan. 10, Bessent said. He added that Beijing needs to fulfill more deliverables.
Ahead of this week’s summit, many had expected the truce would be extended by six months or longer. The U.S. and China should discuss their differences on trade issues on the basis of mutual benefit, without actively imposing restrictions, said Dong Shaopeng, senior researcher at Renmin University of China. He expected the trade truce could be continually improved and extended.
China’s AI chip blitz arms Xi with a message for Trump: ‘You can’t choke us off’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has kicked off his first U.S. state visit in more than a decade with a confidence boost — a run of chip and model launches that could give Washington pause before tightening tech export controls further.
Recent releases of new chip and AI models from national champions, including Huawei Technologies and Alibaba Group, have sharpened Beijing’s case that a key lever used by Washington against Chinese AI has limits: its technology restrictions can slow China’s ambitions but not stop them. “For Xi, the leverage is not ‘we have caught up with you’ — it’s ‘you can’t simply technologically choke us off,’” said Lizzi Lee, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Recent releases of new chip and AI models from national champions, including Huawei Technologies and Alibaba Group, have sharpened Beijing’s case that a key lever used by Washington against Chinese AI has limits: its technology restrictions can slow China’s ambitions but not stop them. “For Xi, the leverage is not ‘we have caught up with you’ — it’s ‘you can’t simply technologically choke us off,’” said Lizzi Lee, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Why the Trump and Xi summit will struggle to live up to its grand pageantry
The lavish fanfare President Donald Trump is laying on for China’s leader Xi Jinping implies that a grand global moment is at hand.
In an unusual move, Trump traveled to a blustery Joint Base Andrews to greet Xi at the foot of the steps to his plane when he arrived Wednesday for a two-night stay. The leaders chatted, together with their wives, before strolling down a red carpet side by side. There was one blip in the choreography, however, when a jet performing a flyover split the sky with a thunderous roar during the national anthem, causing Trump to flinch and grimace.
Still, the imagery suggests two great leaders of the world’s most powerful nations meeting to chart the planet’s destiny. The timing could not be more propitious as the US and China push across a new technological frontier amid warnings from industry chiefs that artificial intelligence may soon race out of control.
In an unusual move, Trump traveled to a blustery Joint Base Andrews to greet Xi at the foot of the steps to his plane when he arrived Wednesday for a two-night stay. The leaders chatted, together with their wives, before strolling down a red carpet side by side. There was one blip in the choreography, however, when a jet performing a flyover split the sky with a thunderous roar during the national anthem, causing Trump to flinch and grimace.
Still, the imagery suggests two great leaders of the world’s most powerful nations meeting to chart the planet’s destiny. The timing could not be more propitious as the US and China push across a new technological frontier amid warnings from industry chiefs that artificial intelligence may soon race out of control.
Trump is giving China’s Xi a warm welcome. But criticism is loud on Capitol Hill
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is getting a much chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House as lawmakers from both parties use the visit to denounce China’s actions on the world stage.
Lawmakers have long found little downside to taking a hawkish tone on China, but the U.S.'s war with Iran has inflamed tensions as U.S. officials accuse China of propping up Iran’s economy and supplying its military with components and intelligence, endangering U.S. service members in the Middle East.
Lawmakers have long found little downside to taking a hawkish tone on China, but the U.S.'s war with Iran has inflamed tensions as U.S. officials accuse China of propping up Iran’s economy and supplying its military with components and intelligence, endangering U.S. service members in the Middle East.
Trump and Xi Jinping head into Washington summit with both leaders thinking time is on their side
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks on Thursday at the White House.
China has resisted the Trump administration’s urgings — and economic threats — to use its considerable leverage to prod Iran to agree to U.S. terms to end the nearly seven-month war. Xi wants to see Trump permanently halt arms sales to Taiwan and loosen export restrictions on cutting-edge advanced chips. And the two sides on Wednesday agreed to extend a one-year trade truce set to expire Nov. 10 for two months, kicking the can on finding a more durable agreement.
All the while, both leaders seem to believe that time is on their side as they look to outmaneuver the other in what is expected to be the world’s most significant economic and national security competition for years to come.
China has resisted the Trump administration’s urgings — and economic threats — to use its considerable leverage to prod Iran to agree to U.S. terms to end the nearly seven-month war. Xi wants to see Trump permanently halt arms sales to Taiwan and loosen export restrictions on cutting-edge advanced chips. And the two sides on Wednesday agreed to extend a one-year trade truce set to expire Nov. 10 for two months, kicking the can on finding a more durable agreement.
All the while, both leaders seem to believe that time is on their side as they look to outmaneuver the other in what is expected to be the world’s most significant economic and national security competition for years to come.
Some climb for faith, others for the views. This Chinese sacred mountain draws them all
A banknote clasped between her hands, Liu Haiyan prayed to the protector of the Wudang mountains. The range in central China has long been considered sacred in Taoism. “I asked him to bless our motherland with favorable weather and to make it even more prosperous,” Liu said while sitting outside the Golden Hall, a Taoist temple at the summit of Tianzhu Peak. “This place watches over our country,” she added. “We’re Chinese and this is part of our faith.”
Tourists and pilgrims in a steady stream make their way through Wudang every day. Its scenic peaks, ancient palaces and religious sites drew 14 million visits in 2025, according to government figures.
Tourists and pilgrims in a steady stream make their way through Wudang every day. Its scenic peaks, ancient palaces and religious sites drew 14 million visits in 2025, according to government figures.
POLITICS & POLICY South Korea pushes for Trump summit with renegade North Korea, seeing opportunity for peace
A U.S.-North Korea summit might bring peace, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said, in advocating for a meeting with the renegade state. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly at New York, Lee said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s resolve for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “a hard won opportunity for change,” and said he hopes that the “long suspended dialogue” between Pyongyang and Washington would resume.
Trump has said he has plans to meet Kim “later this year.”
It was not clear if any meeting was actually planned. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, said that she was not aware of any communication between the two leaders. Trump met Kim three times in his first term, including in Singapore and Vietnam, but did not appear to make any headway at denuclearization.
Trump has said he has plans to meet Kim “later this year.”
It was not clear if any meeting was actually planned. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, said that she was not aware of any communication between the two leaders. Trump met Kim three times in his first term, including in Singapore and Vietnam, but did not appear to make any headway at denuclearization.
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