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BackXi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Washington for summit on AI cooperation and bilateral ties
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Washington for summit on AI cooperation and bilateral ties
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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Washington for summit on AI cooperation and bilateral ties

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump met in Washington for a summit discussing AI cooperation and bilateral relations, with SCMP's Wendy Wu hosting a live Q&A session for readers to submit questions.

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The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump took place in Washington as part of efforts to manage US-China relations, with AI cooperation highlighted as a discussion topic.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump have met in Washington for an eagerly anticipated summit, during which the leaders discussed AI cooperation, their countries’ ties and more.

To help South China Morning Post readers unpack the events and figure out what it all means, SCMP’s Wendy Wu will answer questions from readers in this live question-and-answer session.

Wu joined the SCMP in 2015 to report on China. Her journalism career spans two decades, covering a range of topics including diplomacy and economy. Based in Beijing, she is China Editor of the SCMP, following her stint as Political Economy Editor.

The session will last for around 60-120 minutes.

Leave your question in a comment on this article for a chance to have it answered.

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  • Further details from the summit will be released in official statements or follow-up meetings

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  • What specific agreements were reached on AI cooperation?
  • How will the summit outcomes affect broader US-China trade and technology relations?
  • What are the domestic political implications for both leaders following the summit?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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