When Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Washington this week, he will be sitting down with President Donald Trump in a vastly different position than the last time the two men met face-to-face in the United States nearly a decade ago.

The second of four meetings in 2026 between the leaders of the United States and China is unlikely to produce any major breakthroughs.

Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during the latter's multi-day visit to Washington.

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to discuss artificial intelligence and trade when they meet on Thursday.

A decade ago, Xi Jinping asked if China could master A.I. His push is remaking the economy, challenging the United States and keeping society under control.

Three sources told Reuters that China is likely to bring up its ​interpretation of the third of the three "joint communiques" between the two countries signed in 1982.

China's President Xi Jinping arrives for a tense White House summit with Trump covering AI, tariffs, rare earth minerals, and fentanyl exports.