Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and trade
Trump-Xi summit – latest updates
Xi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan.
At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutual understanding that he said could steer the two competing superpowers away from future military conflict and on to a road of mutual gain.
The headline and text of this article were amended on 24 September 2026 to correct a misspelling of Xi Jinping.
