Deepa Shivaram

The closure of the strait has led to higher oil prices around the world, and it's impacting Trump's political standing at home in the U.S.

But whether there's actual progress made on that or points of conversation like economic agreements and AI is unclear.

U.S.-China relations have been frosty for the last year.

Tensions were high when Trump and Xi met in South Korea last year over escalating tariffs.

And while that conflict has cooled, expectations for major takeaways from this upcoming meeting remain low.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Washington.

And here's Deepa Shivaram reports.

When it comes to AI technology from American companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, experts say those models are better than what China's putting out.

The U.S.

is, by some estimates, about 6 to 12 months ahead of China.

So Trump is right that the U.S.

is leading the AI race in that regard.

But where China is inching ahead is on AI adoption, how integrated AI is in their society and how accessible their AI products are.

In the meeting this week, Trump and Xi are expected to talk about global risk management when it comes to the rise of AI.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.

Trump's trip to China was delayed by nearly two months because of Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.

Now, 10 weeks into the war that was supposed to end weeks ago, Trump may seek help from Xi in wrapping up the conflict by asking China to influence Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The closure of the strait has led to higher oil prices around the world, and it's impacting Trump's political standing at home in the U.S.

But whether there's actual progress made on that or points of conversation like economic agreements and AI is unclear.

U.S.-China relations have been frosty for the last year.