Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to urge U.S. President Donald Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan during their meeting in Washington, invoking a 1982 agreement. A $14 billion Taiwan arms deal hangs in the balance as the two leaders meet.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham requested that US President Donald Trump raise the case of detained Hong Kong media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai during Trump's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The request came during their first meeting at the UN General Assembly, where Trump praised Burnham despite ongoing tensions between the US and UK.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington September 23-25 for talks with President Trump on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, and other contentious issues. The summit comes as a fragile trade truce between the two powers is set to expire in November.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting this week in Maryland with artificial intelligence safety and the Pentagon's blacklist of nearly 200 Chinese companies emerging as central issues. US and Chinese officials discussed creating an AI communication channel ahead of the summit.
