Xi says China and US must ensure AI ‘is always under human control’ as Trump touts ‘great friendship’ before White House talks – live

Xi arrived at the White House on Thursday morning ahead of major talks, which are expected to cover trade, AI, Taiwan and more In the first row in front of the leaders sit US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her daughter Arabella, US secretary of state Marco Rubio , treasury secretary Scott Bessent , defence secretary Pete Hegseth and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick . Donald Trump is speaking now. He notes that Xi is the first Chinese leader to make a second formal visit to the White House, and says the two have “forged a truly great friendship” since Trump was first elected in 2016. Continue reading...

Originally reported by The Guardian US by Lucy Campbell (now); Shannon Ho (earlier). Read the full story at the source.