Xi urges military dialogue and AI cooperation at White House summit
Xi Jinping urged regular US-China military dialogue and cooperation on artificial intelligence during his September 24, 2026 state visit to the White House.
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- Xi Jinping urged regular US-China military dialogue and cooperation on artificial intelligence during his September 24, 2026 state visit to the White House.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for regular military dialogue and stronger crisis-prevention channels with the United States at the White House on September 24, 2026, as President Donald Trump hosted him for a state visit.
In remarks at the arrival ceremony, Xi argued that competition between the two countries should remain bounded and that sustained communication could reduce the danger of confrontation. He urged closer contact between government departments and legislatures. The proposals appear in a transcript published by China’s Foreign Ministry and were reported by The Guardian.
Xi also called for cooperation on artificial intelligence, saying the two countries shared responsibility for keeping its development under human control. He invited 100,000 young Americans to visit China for study and exchanges over the next five years. [Official remarks, September 24, 2026](https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/202609/t20260924_12030982.html)
Trump said the visit would cover security, technology and AI, according to The Guardian. The leaders held bilateral talks after the welcoming ceremony, against a backdrop of competition over trade and advanced technology.
Xi’s public remarks set out Beijing’s proposed approach to managing that rivalry. They did not establish that the two governments had signed a new military crisis-management agreement. [The Guardian’s summit report](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/xi-jinping-trump-china-cooperation-thucydides-trap)
