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US-China Tension Over AI Loom Over Trump’s Summit With XI

The two nations are in a tug of war for dominance in the technology.
President Donald Trump boards Marine One at the White House on his way to Air Force One on Tuesday.Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg

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The future of AI and technology is bound to be a major talking point for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they meet in Beijing.