Washington and Beijing launch an artificial intelligence hotline and a new board of trade in New York, trading shallow diplomatic process for deep structural divergence.
As Donald Trump prepares to meet Xi Jinping to negotiate artificial intelligence and tariffs, Washington risks mistaking narrow technical fixes for a genuine shift in Beijing’s strategic ambitions.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng meet at JPMorgan headquarters to extend a tariff truce while managing deep structural conflict ahead of Thursday's summit.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng meet in New York to discuss AI and trade, a technocratic effort to prevent escalation while the U.S. maintains punitive leverage.