Artificial intelligence, tariffs, technology restrictions and trade disputes over rare-earth exports will be the main issues at the meeting Trump and Xi are expected to hold today. Trump said artificial intelligence would be one of the meeting's key agenda items.
AI safety and the US/Israel-Iran War are also expected to be discussed at the meeting.
Xi and his wife welcomed in Maryland
In another post, Trump said he welcomed Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Trump said he found Xi strong, energetic and in good shape, and also spoke positively of Peng Liyuan.
Xi arrived in the US for a three-day official visit, returning to the country 11 years after his last visit in 2015.
Trump discusses AI policy
Trump said he wanted the current trajectory of artificial intelligence development to be maintained. Saying that China takes the same position, Trump noted that the Justice Department was the mechanism for protective measures in the field of artificial intelligence.
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, Trump argued that the word "artificial" made the technology appear "fake." He said the word "super" should be used instead of "artificial" in US documents and documents around the world.