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Donald Trump’s Meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing Will Have AI, Taiwan and Trade on the Agenda

The Australian Financial Review

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Date Published
12 May 2026
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12 May 2026, 06:00 am

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American-Sino relations have transformed since the US president’s 2017 visit, turbocharged by a desire for global technological, military and economic primacy.

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This editorial examines the geopolitical stakes of high-level diplomacy between the U.S. and China, specifically regarding the race for technological and military primacy. The inclusion of AI on the diplomatic agenda highlights its central role in national security and the potential for international agreements to manage catastrophic risks associated with frontier AI development. Such discussions are critical for global governance frameworks as they navigate the intersection of great power competition and the safe deployment of dual-use technologies.

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