Trump and Xi to meet in Washington amid trade, Taiwan and AI tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24, with trade, Taiwan, Iran and artificial intelligence among the key topics.
President Donald Trump is set to welcome President Xi Jinping to the White House for their second meeting of 2026, a visit that comes after a May trip to Beijing and a tariff truce reached in South Korea in October 2025. Traders will watch for any indication that the truce, which pauses a tit-for-tat tariff war, will be prolonged beyond its November 10 deadline, especially regarding agriculture and non-tariff barriers.
The talks may also feature high-profile Boeing deals and discussions on rare-earth shipments. Iran remains on the agenda, with the United States hoping China can influence Tehran despite limited Chinese willingness. Taiwan’s status and a pending U.S. arms package will be examined, as will shared concerns over artificial-intelligence risks, though experts expect only symbolic agreements.
Why it matters
The meeting could reshape U.S.-China trade, security and technology relations at a critical time.
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- Jul 9 Texas AI Data Centers Spark Pollution Debate as Rural Residents Face New Hazards
- Aug 25 New York and Texas announced moratoria or pauses on new data‑center projects and federal legislation targeting data‑center permitting has moved forward.
- Aug 26 Governor Shapiro signed an executive order ending fast‑track permitting for AI data‑center projects.
- Aug 26 Nvidia reported a record $96.2 billion in revenue for the latest quarter, driven largely by its data-center segment, and forecasts $108 billion in the coming months.
- Aug 27 Nvidia added a new tranche of GPU chips to its agreement with AWS for future data‑center deployments.
- Aug 27 Nvidia set a provisional 70% revenue growth target for fiscal 2028.
- Aug 28 New York and Texas each announced a pause on new hyperscale data centres.
- Aug 30 Judge Lesa Gelb ruled that Salem Township’s planning commission violated Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act by excluding residents from a data‑center ordinance meeting.
- Aug 30 Austin’s city council is set to vote on a resolution that would create a specific land‑use category and review process for large AI data centers.
- Aug 31 President Trump posted on Truth Social that communities rejecting AI data‑center projects will become “backwards and poor.”
- Sep 1 Nvidia announced quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, surpassing analyst forecasts.
- Sep 2 At a virtual G‑20 technology ministers’ session, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk called for accelerated AI data‑center construction and additional power capacity.
- Sep 2 Trump labeled communities that reject data‑center projects “backwards and poor” and warned that China would welcome such resistance.
- Sep 13 Jon Husted introduced legislation to shield consumers from rising electricity bills linked to data‑center demand.
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