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Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ rebranding lost in translation with Xi - AFR
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- 27 Sept 2026
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- 27 Sept 2026, 06:00 pm
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What’s in a name? Washington and Beijing both published lists of achievements from last week’s summit. Of the three points of disagreement, one was just a word.
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Jessica GardnerUnited States correspondentUpdated Sep 27, 2026 – 2.39pm, first published at 8.05amUS President Donald Trump loves a good name-change: under his watch, the Gulf of Mexico has become the “Gulf of America”, Lake Ontario, “Lake America” and the Department of Defence the “Department of War”.However, it appears his latest fiddle with nomenclature – rebranding artificial intelligence as “super intelligence” – hasn’t caught on, or at least not with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreTrump diplomacyAnalysisXi JinpingChinaTaiwanUSADonald TrumpTrump's White HouseTrump's AmericaIranAIJessica GardnerUnited States correspondentJessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.comFetching latest articles