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    Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington

    Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House for Xi's first Washington visit in over a decade, with discussions covering AI, trade, and Taiwan. The two sides extended their trade war pause through January 10, but produced no other concrete…

    Key takeaways
    • 01Xi pressed Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales, including a stalled $14 billion package Trump has held as a negotiating chip, while 19 Senate Democrats demanded immediate delivery of the weapons.
    • 02On AI, both leaders signaled resistance to new regulation, with Trump stating he wants to leave "super intelligence" exactly where it is.
    • 03Critics dismissed the summit as pageantry over substance, with the state dinner drawing major tech CEOs including Altman, Musk, and Huang while media outlets CNN and MS Now were barred from coverage.
    In brief · from theguardian.com

    Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House for Xi's first Washington visit in over a decade, with discussions covering AI, trade, and Taiwan. The two sides extended their trade war pause through January 10, but produced no other concrete agreements. Xi pressed Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales, including a stalled $14 billion package Trump has held as a negotiating chip, while 19 Senate Democrats demanded immediate delivery of the weapons. On AI, both leaders signaled resistance to new regulation, with Trump stating he wants to leave "super intelligence" exactly where it is.

    Read the full article at theguardian.com

    Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House for Xi's first Washington visit in over a decade, with discussions covering AI, trade, and Taiwan. The two sides extended their trade war pause through January 10, but produced no other concrete agreements. Xi pressed Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales, including a stalled $14 billion package Trump has held as a negotiating chip, while 19 Senate Democrats demanded immediate delivery of the weapons. On AI, both leaders signaled resistance to new regulation, with Trump stating he wants to leave "super intelligence" exactly where it is. Critics dismissed the summit as pageantry over substance, with the state dinner drawing major tech CEOs including Altman, Musk, and Huang while media outlets CNN and MS Now were barred from coverage.

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