AI and Tariffs on the Table at US-China Summit... Major Big Tech CEOs to Gather

Trump to Meet with UK and Japanese Leaders at the UN Next Week

Artificial intelligence (AI) and tariffs are expected to be major agenda items at next week's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to AP, Reuters, and Kyodo News on September 18 (local time), senior U.S. officials stated in a press briefing that President Trump and President Xi plan to discuss AI-related issues and tariff matters agreed upon last year in Korea during their summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen leaving the venue and talking after the US-China summit at Naraemaru inside the 5th Air Mobility Wing, Busan Air Force Base, on the 30th. Photo by Yonhap News

In the field of AI, topics include the controversy surrounding the rapid pace of AI development and allegations that Chinese companies are stealing American technology. Recently, there has been increasing debate over the speed and regulation of AI development, fueled by so-called "human extinction scenarios," which warn that unchecked AI advancement could pose a significant risk to humanity.

Ahead of the summit between the two leaders, key figures from major American big tech companies will also gather. The state dinner scheduled for September 24 is expected to include attendees such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell.

The tariff issue is expected to center on the agreement reached between President Trump and President Xi in October last year, when they held a separate meeting in Busan during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Korea. At that time, the two leaders came to an agreement to prevent the tariff war from escalating further.

This visit by President Xi to the United States will take the form of a top-level state visit.

President Xi is scheduled to arrive at Andrews Joint Base near Washington, D.C. on September 23, where President Trump plans to personally welcome him. It is rare for a U.S. president to receive a foreign leader directly upon arrival, which is being interpreted as extending the highest level of protocol to President Xi.

On the following day, September 24, an official welcoming ceremony will be held at the White House, including an honor guard review in the Rose Garden, after which the state dinner will take place. President Xi is expected to return to China on September 25.

Before President Xi's visit, President Trump will hold a series of meetings with leaders of major nations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

At a briefing, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz announced that President Trump will meet with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, among other leaders.

This marks the first meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Burnham since Burnham took office in July, and it will also be President Rodriguez's first summit with President Trump.

President Trump also plans to hold talks with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain. These summit-level diplomatic efforts are taking place as the war in Iran has lasted for over six months.

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