Xi and Trump discuss AI cooperation (VIDEOS)

President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the White House, where the two leaders discussed cooperation on artificial intelligence amid an ongoing rivalry over chip exports and critical materials between their two countries. Trump said the discussions would touch on security, technology, and what he called "superintelligence," telling Xi that choices made now in this area could shape peace and prosperity far into the future.

Xi framed the moment as a shared obligation, saying Beijing and Washington are both AI leaders with a duty to steer its development responsibly so that it remains under human oversight and benefits ordinary people. He argued the two nations stand to gain more from working together than from clashing, and urged that their rivalry be treated as a contest rather than an all-or-nothing battle. The remarks came weeks after Trump identified China as America's chief AI competitor and said whichever country leads in the technology will come out ahead overall.

Tension over technology has built up between the two governments in recent years. Washington previously tightened limits on selling advanced semiconductors to Beijing, then eased some restrictions while claiming 15 percent of the revenue from those renewed sales. China, in turn, tightened its own limits on exporting rare earth minerals to foreign militaries, though it agreed to pause some of those measures for a year after Trump and Xi met in South Korea in October.

Summarized by PolitiKool from RT’s reporting. Read the full story at RT →