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Who has the upper hand as Trump and Xi meet in D.C.?

The U.S. president hosts his Chinese counterpart for a summit expected to touch on trade, AI and more impacting the world’s biggest economies.

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U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025.

Welcome to the Inside Scoop newsletter. It’s been a week of diplomacy at the United Nations’ General Assembly, and now Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump. There are several things they will tackle, including AI — or “superintelligence,” as Trump is now calling it. Also, last night I interviewed the parents of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teenager found dead after a July 4 outing with friends. They and their attorney Ben Crump are still seeking answers after a grand jury declined to indict anyone in Wells’ death. I encourage you to watch. OK, back to the newsletter. Let’s get into it. The leaders of rival superpowers the United States and China may not see concrete results from their summit in Washington tomorrow, but presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will be testing who has the upper hand on trade, AI and more.

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