AI and trade: Will they agree

(Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool via Getty Images) The story US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will meet in a summit at the White House this week for the first time since 2023, following on from a President Trump’s visit to China earlier this year in which a truce was agreed. Before the truce was agreed, both the US and China had imposed high tarrifs on products coming in from the other country. The truce will end in November and many experts say that the two countries will try to extend their truce and make more agreements on trade. Alongside trade tariffs, there are other potential disagreements between the two leaders. For example over AI and the war in Iran. There are talks about a warning system for AI that Trump plans to share with Xi. News headlines  Trump, Xi seek trade stability and deals, but AI, tariffs and Iran loom large. What to watch  CNBC With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump  The New York Times What’s the US–China AI ‘hotline’ that Trump plans to pitch to Xi Jinping?  Al Jazeera Key words and phrases loom large be a very important, often worrying issue time is on someone's side  someone has lots of time in which to do a particular thing, they don’t have to act quickly hotline a special, direct phone connection often used in emergencies Next If you find learning English from the news useful, find more programmes here.  Try these:  Trump's tariffs World reacts to Trump's tariffs