AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet

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The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:01:17 UTC.

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  1. AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet

  2. China confirms Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit this week for talks with Donald Trump

  3. Iran's president calls U.S. attacks "cowardly" as Trump threatens annihilation

  4. 100-foot-long red carpet and B-1 bombers: How Trump welcomed Xi to US

  5. Trump gives Xi rare airport welcome as Chinese leader begins US state visit

  6. America’s Asian allies want a Trump-Xi truce — but not at their expense

  7. Venezuela being ‘reborn’, Rodríguez tells UN; Trump greets Xi Jinping ahead of high-stakes US-China summit – live

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