Global power, rivalry, and A.I.; a preview of the U.S./China summit
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Global power, rivalry, and A.I.; a preview of the U.S./China summit

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 202646 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

As President Trump and China's President Xi prepare to meet tomorrow, Rush Doshi of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the current state of US-China relations and what to expect from this summit. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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This is Fresh Air. I'm Terri Gross. Some combustible topics are likely to be addressed Tomorrow Summit between President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, like controls

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on AI safety, the war in Iran, tariffs, the trade war, and China's export of rare earth metals and rare earth magnets. A subject sure to be on the minds of the Chinese and the Americans is the possibility of China invading Taiwan and whether the U.S. would arm and defend the island nation,

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possibly getting us into an armed conflict with China. Whether or not anything is resolved at the summit, what's said, how it's interpreted, and what's left unsaid will matter. Beijing is trying to take over the position the US has long held as the global leader,

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