Trump-Xi Washington Summit 2026

The Trump-Xi Washington summit on September 24, 2026, came after New York talks between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier Li-Feng He on September 20. Those talks broadened beyond tariffs and rare earths to include AI safety, energy, Iran war.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is making his first state visit to the US since 2015, with the Trump administration rolling out high-level welcoming ceremonies, a state dinner, and other diplomatic pomp. But industry observers and think tanks say the real goal is not to settle structural disputes over trade, AI, rare earths, and Taiwan in one shot, but to keep US-China competition from spiraling further out of control.

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Tuesday 22 September 2026

Trade, AI, rare earths, and Iran shape Xi-Trump 2.0 talks

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier Li-Feng He held talks in New York on September 20, 2026, joined by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and China International...

Monday 21 September 2026

Microsoft CEO expected at Trump-Xi dinner amid rising AI debate

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was expected to attend this week's White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, joining top executives from Apple, OpenAI, Nvidia and Qualcomm,...

Thursday 17 September 2026

AI risk split among tech leaders set to play out at Trump-Xi White House dinner

Former Apple CEO Tim Cook and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are set to attend a White House state dinner on Sept. 24, 2026, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other business leaders also expected...

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang expected to attend Trump-Xi Summit as tech and trade take center stage

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on September 24 in Washington for a state dinner now dubbed the "G2 Summit". The meeting follows a...

Wednesday 2 September 2026

Deep Dive: CXMT challenges Pentagon as Trump-Xi meeting nears

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has escalated its defense against the US government, shifting from supply-chain and technological competition into a full-scale courtroom battle...

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