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President Xi Jinping has urged a major university to harness its interdisciplinary strengths in the humanities, sciences, engineering and medicine to support China’s national strategy, as Beijing looks to higher education institutions to help advance hi-tech development. Xi made the remarks in a letter released on Tuesday congratulating Sichuan University on its 130th anniversary and responding to faculty members and students at the prominent public university in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan...

Bloomberg News Chief North Asia Correspondent Stephen Engle and ABC News State Department reporter Shannon Kingston tell Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit highlighted efforts to establish dialogue on AI while building trust between the two countries. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Engle and Kingston examine the significance of Xi’s state visit, China’s push to be treated as an equal to the US and the diplomatic signals surrounding the meetings. (Source: Bloomberg)

If the American guests seated at the head table with President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at Thursday’s White House state dinner were any indication, Washington now views its relationship with Beijing largely through the prism of technology. Analysts said the seating arrangement underscored how tech industry titans driving the global AI infrastructure boom were pushing to draw the two economic superpowers closer together. Sitting alongside Xi, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan, Trump...

Tech luminaries were among those who joined President Donald Trump for a state dinner honoring his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The guest list was a demonstration of US technological might as it competes with China for AI dominance. (Source: Bloomberg)

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping addressed their intense competition over artificial intelligence on Thursday during a summit aimed at keeping ties between the world’s largest economies on track. (Source: Bloomberg)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Thursday morning at the start of the second day of Xi’s closely watched state visit. Both leaders spoke warmly of their countries’ ties and pledged deeper cooperation in comments that sought to project an image of stability between the two sides. Trump said he and Xi would work together to build a “better future for both our countries” while Xi called for the two powers to “coexist in...

US equity futures waver after the Nasdaq 100 closed at its first record high since June, fueled by AI enthusiasm. President Trump says US envoys had "very good" talks with Iranian officials in New York, even as Tehran reported held "firm positions" on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington for a summit at the White House with many US tech executives expected to attend. Stefano Scarpetta of the OECD joins "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss the organization's latest economic forecast. Katrina Dudley of Franklin Templeton weighs in on the tech rally and her outlook for equities. (Source: Bloomberg)

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington with technological supremacy and unresolved economic friction at the top of the agenda. Ahead of an approaching trade truce deadline, discussions are likely to center on artificial intelligence competition, semiconductor export policy, and potential Chinese EV manufacturing in the US. Against the backdrop of ongoing tariff debates and geopolitical tensions over Taiwan and Iran, Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle previews what is at stake for both economies. (Source: Bloomberg)

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new “AI Force” just days ahead of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in a potential escalation of the high-stakes technology race between the rival powers. Experts said the proposed AI Force – whose exact structure remains unclear – could give Beijing a clear counterpart for AI safety talks, but warned it risked becoming an instrument of further technological containment and export controls targeting China. In a social media post on Saturday,...

Less than a week before Chinese leader Xi Jinping travels to the US to meet President Donald Trump, AI has taken center stage in the bilateral relationship. In some ways the rivalry is straightforward. Most benchmarks show American models have a lead in performance that Washington very much wants to maintain, for military and economic reasons. Anja Manuel, Aspen Strategy Group Executive Director joins to discuss the upcoming meeting between the two leaders as well as what to expect from the UN General Assembly next week. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Xi Jinping has reiterated calls for China to make its supply chains more resilient and self-sufficient while accelerating the creation of a modern industrial system underpinned by advanced manufacturing. Xi’s latest directives, issued at a national conference on advanced manufacturing in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday, were said to be aimed at strengthening the Chinese economy, the state-run Xinhua reported. Xi’s push this week echoed Beijing’s previous statements and came as the...

President Xi Jinping promoted China’s vision for artificial intelligence (AI) at the annual Brics summit, seeking to win support from the Global South amid tech competition with the US. China would spearhead development of an AI Brics “community”, support cooperation in developing large language models and offer training, Xi said on Sunday in New Delhi. The previous day, he invited Brics nations to join the newly formed World AI Cooperation Organisation. Brics countries must “strengthen...

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

When President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for his planned September 24 visit – his first state-level visit to Washington in more than a decade – artificial intelligence is expected to be near the top of the agenda. Both administrations are preparing for their first formal dialogue on AI. Washington has framed much of that conversation around the need for tighter controls on sensitive technologies. That framing is the problem. For much of the debate over US science and technology policy...