'Let's race, not wrestle': 5 takeaways as Trump-Xi navigate trade, Taiwan and AI

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House on Thursday for high-stakes talks. The meeting centred on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the broader strategic rivalry between the world's two largest economies.The talks were followed by an elaborate state dinner, where both leaders struck a notably warm tone and highlighted the long history of engagement between the two countries. Trump described his relationship with Xi as a “truly great friendship”, while Xi called for the US and China to build a “constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability”.The meeting, however, did not erase the major differences between Washington and Beijing. Trade tensions remain unresolved, the two sides continue to differ over artificial intelligence and Taiwan remains a central security flashpoint.