Trump and China's Xi discuss AI, trade and Iran war during state visit

NPR | By Deepa Shivaram,

A Martínez

Published September 25, 2026 at 6:48 AM EDT

U.S. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the second time this year to much fanfare but little in the way of grand bargains.

Deepa Shivaram

Deepa Shivaram is a White House Correspondent at NPR.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

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