B-2 stealth bomber flyover and tech giants: Trump and Xi's showcase summit

Donald Trump hosts China's President Xi Jinping in Washington for an extraordinary summit featuring a ceremonial flyover of a B-2 stealth bomber, hundreds of military personnel, and a dinner attended by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman. Behind the spectacle lie the AI race, trade wars, and other disputes.

Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington for an extraordinary summit, featuring a ceremonial flyover of a B-2 stealth bomber, hundreds of military personnel, and a dinner attended by tech tycoons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Jensen Huang (Nvidia), and Sam Altman (OpenAI). Behind the impressive backdrop lie the AI race, trade wars, and other disputes. On the economic front, the main goal is extending the trade ceasefire reached last year in Busan, South Korea, which is set to expire in November. This agreement halted the severe trade war, at the height of which US tariffs on Chinese goods soared to 145 percent, and China threatened to choke off rare mineral supplies to the US. Despite last-minute preparations, sources assess the summit will not yield significant breakthroughs. An Asian diplomat concluded that the Chinese have grown accustomed to the Trump administration's improvisational style and understand the summit is meant to give Xi a dignified state visit.