China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game? In early 2024, a young man in the city of Huangshi, south-eastern China, reportedly posted a message on the Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin. Within minutes, the suicide prevention team at Douyin kicked into gear. The team, which is staffed 24 hours a day, shared the man's posts with five police stations in Huangshi. After geolocating one of his videos to a local park, police found him in emotional distress and intervened before he was able to take his own life.

Analysts in Taipei say the third Trump–Xi meeting produced no clear change in U.S. policy on Taiwan, but upcoming arms sales and official visits could test that assessment.

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Donald Trump's warm reception of Xi Jinping raises questions about whether engagement with China can resolve disputes over tariffs, fentanyl, critical minerals and cybersecurity.

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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.

Trump says he and Xi have forged a'truly great friendship' What's on the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit, and what won't they discuss? President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet China's president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the White House. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet China's president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the White House. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have plenty to cover when they sit down for talks Thursday at the White House. The US and Chinese leaders are tackling issues like trade irritants, artificial intelligence safeguards and the war in Iran.

There Is No A.I. "Race" We're constantly told that Chinese advances would have catastrophic consequences. But the first to innovate is rarely the one who wins. In 1884, Charles Parsons invented a machine that revolutionized the mass production of electricity. His steam turbine could generate power far more cheaply, and on a vastly greater scale, than traditional piston engines. Parsons belonged to a long line of great British inventors--including the "father of electricity," Michael Faraday--who helped bring a new technology to the world, one that illuminated cities, enabled subways, and provided the bedrock of modern computing.

Sens. James Lankford and Angus King push a resolution blasting the Chinese Communist Party's history of repression and human rights abuses ahead of Trump's summit with Xi Jinping.