Xi and Trump begin talks in White House Oval Office

This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account.Unrivalled Xi-Trump summit analysis: get real-time updates and exclusive boots-on-the-ground reporting from our US and China bureaus. Subscribe now with great savings to stay ahead.President Xi Jinping and China’s first lady Peng Liyuan arrived at the White House on Thursday, on Xi’s first trip to the US in nearly a decade, following US President Donald Trump trip to Beijing in May.Trump greeted Xi with a handshake, followed by a show of the US’ military might with a flyover by a B-2 Spirit bomber and four F-22 Raptors, as well as a silent military drill.In speeches, Trump said the US and China could achieve much by focusing on common interests, invoking US-Chinese WWII collaboration. Xi echoed these thoughts called for both countries’ artificial intelligence leaders to keep AI under human control.Xi says China, US must keep AI under human control at White House speechThe two leaders are now holding formal talks, while US first lady Melania Trump is scheduled to accompany Peng to the National Museum of Asian Art, before both couples reunite for a state dinner this evening.Nevertheless, the trip – and Trump’s unprecedented in-person welcome at Joint Base Andrews – comes amid a fluctuating US-China relationship. Both Washington and Beijing are jockeying for position in arenas as diverse as trade, artificial intelligence (AI), resources and global influence.Reporting by Teresa Frontado, Mark Magnier, Pinghui Zhuang, Lucy Quaggin, Nayan Seth, Han Li, Khushboo Razdan, Vincent Chow, Holly Chik, Siqi Ji and Dewey SimAll times given in blog entries are Eastern Time (UTC-5, HKT-13)More from our coverage: