During the morning of this Friday, July 24, the president of the United States, donald trumpconfirmed that the president of China, Xi Jinpingwill travel to Washington DC next Thursday September 24in two months, to participate in a meeting that will include talks on artificial intelligence and other bilateral issues.
In statements to the press, the New York magnate stated that the meeting in the US capital was aimed at promoting the bilateral relationssince the United States and China are looking for areas of cooperationalthough differences persist in terms of trade, technology and strategic competition between both countries.
Against this backdrop, Xi Jinping’s visit will take place three months after the last meeting between both leaders, during Trump’s tour of Asiain which he even referred to the United States and China as a “G2” of superpowers and adopted a negotiating stance that included the temporary suspension of arms sales to Taiwan.
Additionally, the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubioand the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yiheld talks to prepare for their next high-level meeting, because both expressed their hope that this will further boost bilateral relations between world powers.
The meeting between Xi Jinping and Trump in Washington DC
According to what was stated by the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubiothe meeting between the presidents of the US and China will take place at the same time as the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, where world leaders present their positions on the crisis and other global issues.
Given this situation, it is expected that the treasury secretary of the United States, Scott Bessentlead a US delegation in consultations with China, focused on cooperation in artificial intelligence and in measures aimed at promoting the economic stability between both countries, through more collaborations.
Given the circumstances, international observers consider that Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States will be a chance for both sides to exchange views on new areas of cooperation, including artificial intelligence, while maintaining the dialogue on the pending issues of the bilateral relationship.
“President Xi Jinping is coming to Washington DC on September 24. We talked about artificial intelligence when I was in Beijing and we will do it again,” Trump anticipated, since the visit will be the continuation of the meeting that both leaders held in Chinawhen the president of the United States invited his counterpart.
The energy impact of AI expansion
According to Trump, the meeting will reinforce the incorporation of artificial intelligence into the diplomatic agenda of the highest levelsince the US and China are not just arguing about tariffs and trade; They also negotiate around the chipscomputing capacity, data centers, advanced models and future rules.
This is because the US maintains export restrictions towards China from some of the semiconductors more advanced processors and the equipment necessary to manufacture them, while Beijing accelerated the development of its own processors and computing infrastructure to reduce its dependence of American companies.