Trump and Xi Agree to Extend Trade Truce at Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to extend their trade truce at a summit on the 24th (local time), their first in four months. Meeting at the White House in Washington, the two leaders shared the resolve to maintain a 'truce' that pauses trade disputes such as tariff hikes while negotiations continue. Xinhua reported that the two countries' economic and trade teams produced a joint agreement through new negotiations, though the specific terms were not disclosed. U.S. dailies analyzed that the remarks took into account a two-month extension of the trade dispute truce.

Through Chinese state media, President Xi recalled, "In May this year, President Trump and I shared the resolve to build a constructive, strategic, and stable relationship between China and the United States." He assessed that "establishing this new relationship marks an important step toward the two countries finding the right way to coexist."

Artificial intelligence (AI) was also discussed at the summit. President Xi noted that as both countries are AI powerhouses, there is competition but even greater room for cooperation. Xinhua reported that he emphasized the need to jointly prevent the misuse or abuse of AI, maintain human control over AI technology, and uphold a human-centered philosophy oriented toward good. President Trump struck a different tone. Ahead of the summit, he wrote on the social media platform Truth Social that "super intelligence will be a major topic of discussion," but added, "I want to leave this issue as it is. China shares the same position." Trump, who has advocated calling AI 'super intelligence' (SI), said "our safeguard is the Department of Justice," signaling his view that applying existing laws suffices rather than creating separate regulations. The AFP news agency assessed that while President Trump has repeatedly dismissed concerns that AI threatens humanity, President Xi has shown a more cautious stance.

International affairs were also on the agenda. According to Xinhua, the Ukraine, Iran, and Korean Peninsula issues were discussed. In particular, President Xi said China's position on safeguarding national unification and territorial integrity is very clear, and expressed hope that the U.S. side would maintain its opposition to 'Taiwan independence' and handle the Taiwan issue prudently.