The leaders seek greater dialogue despite differences over Iran, Taiwan, AI and trade, with Xi urging cooperation on artificial intelligence.
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President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a state dinner, as the world's two largest economies extend a tariff truce and navigate their rivalry in advanced artificial intelligence. The two superpowers seek greater dialogue despite differences over issues including Iran, Taiwan, AI and trade, per Al Jazeera. Trump praised US-China friendship at the event, while Xi urged the US to cooperate on AI, according to CNBC. The state dinner marks a notable moment in US-China relations, with both sides attempting to manage tensions across multiple domains including technology and commerce. The AI rivalry between the two nations has intensified as China advances in frontier AI development and the US implements restrictions on Chinese technology. Beyond the diplomatic proceedings, the AI vertical extends to other developments: Microsoft is retiring its Copilot Plus PC branding after roughly two and a half years, signaling challenges in marketing AI-capable hardware, while Anthropic released new measurements for understanding AI development pace inside frontier labs, offering benchmarks for assessing the rapid evolution of large language models.
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