Reading up on Xi Jinping
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- See the Menu for the State Dinner Honoring Xi Jinping
The White House announced that the state dinner for Xi Jinping features a three-course menu of sea bass and bok choy, using American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence.
- Tech Titans Mingle With Trump and Xi at State Dinner
Tech executives gathered at a White House state dinner with Trump and Xi amid US-China disputes over tariffs, trade, and AI regulation.
- In A.I. Race, U.S. Models Have the Edge, but China Has Other Advantages
Despite trailing the U.S. in core AI model performance, China holds advantages in data, manufacturing scale, and state-backed investment as Xi Jinping meets Trump.
- China’s A.I. Makes a Great Leap Forward. But Its Economy Is Falling Behind.
China's AI advances are highlighted ahead of Xi's US visit, while its economy remains in its worst state in decades.
- I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - Rest of World
A trip to China revealed that despite political differences, the U.S. and China are converging on AI deployment strategies focused on embedding AI in robotics, EVs, and everyday life.
- Trump Was Flattering, Xi Was Resolute. The Difference Spoke Volumes.
Trump's conciliatory tone with Xi Jinping contrasted sharply with his anti-China rhetoric at home, revealing a significant diplomatic difference.
- China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians - The New York Times
China's Enhe village, once populated by ethnic Russians, now preserves only tourist-oriented facades under Xi Jinping's assimilationist ethnic unity campaign.
- Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths - The New York Times
China's six-decade state-led investment in rare earth production, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, secured its global dominance in a strategic but polluting industry.