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The story
US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will meet in a summit at the White House this week for the first time since 2023, following on from a President Trump’s visit to China earlier this year in which a truce was agreed.
Before the truce was agreed, both the US and China had imposed high tarrifs on products coming in from the other country. The truce will end in November and many experts say that the two countries will try to extend their truce and make more agreements on trade.
Alongside trade tariffs, there are other potential disagreements between the two leaders. For example over AI and the war in Iran. There are talks about a warning system for AI that Trump plans to share with Xi.
News headlines
Trump, Xi seek trade stability and deals, but AI, tariffs and Iran loom large. What to watch
CNBC
With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump
The New York Times
What’s the US–China AI ‘hotline’ that Trump plans to pitch to Xi Jinping?
Al Jazeera
Key words and phrases
loom large
be a very important, often worrying issue
- The impact of social media on kids looms large for many parents.
time is on someone's side
someone has lots of time in which to do a particular thing, they don’t have to act quickly
- I found out from a friend that his company would be hiring soon, so time was on my side to work on my CV and apply.
hotline
a special, direct phone connection often used in emergencies
- The company was criticised for replacing its complaints hotline with an online form.
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