Trump anticipated Xi's visit for months To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Trump anticipated Xi's visit for months Close US President Donald Trump has been talking for months about Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington DC. He's spruced up the White House, lamented that his new ballroom won't be finished in time and ensured a new marble helipad is ready to show off to the Chinese leader. Trump gave Xi a warm welcome on his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, complete with a military flyover and a 100ft (30m) red carpet. The BBC's North America Editor Sarah Smith explains how Trump has long made no secret of his admiration for strongman leaders around the world.

United States President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington, DC on Thursday for a summit that is expected to cover trade, artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan and the US-Israel war on Iran. In advance of the talks, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington had proposed an AI " notification mechanism " with China - effectively a hotline to alert each other when AI incidents threaten national security. The meeting comes as leading AI companies warn about the technology's risks, while both superpowers push to accelerate their AI race. In this visual explainer, Al Jazeera compares the US and China's AI strength in computing power, AI models, spending and research. Who has more computing power?

As Xi meets Trump, who's winning their trade war? Share As Xi meets Trump, who's winning their trade war? on social media Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to hold talks with United States President Donald Trump at the White House during his state visit - the first by a Chinese leader in more than a decade - as the world's two largest economies are locked in an ongoing tussle over trade and artificial intelligence. Trump is expected to welcome Xi on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews outside the US capital, Washington, DC, in a rare gesture for a high-stakes three-day visit by the Chinese leader. He ramped up tariffs on Chinese goods after returning to power in 2025, and has since imposed curbs on the sale of AI chips to Beijing as the two nations compete for supremacy in the AI race. The future of their fragile trade truce will be high on the agenda when the two leaders meet on Thursday.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for a ban on superintelligence as AI experts warn Congress may have a year or less to act before a major crisis unfolds.

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have. Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican from South Dakota, arrives for a vote in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Major super PACs associated with AI labs and investors have poured close to $1 million into incumbent Republican Mike Rounds's South Dakota senate race, seeking to shape the outcome of a noncompetitive race amid a critical national debate over AI regulation. Rounds has been the beneficiary this cycle of around $600,000 in spending by outside groups, with the vast majority of that figure coming from the super PAC Defend American Jobs, which receives funding from a super PAC financed by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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