At Trump meeting, Xi Jingping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan and Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on 24 September 2026. Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan and Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on 24 September 2026. US news At Trump meeting, Xi Jingping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and trade

Prefer the Guardian on Google Xi Jingping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course.

At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutual understanding that he said could avoid military conflict between the two competing superpowers.