Trump and Xi Head Into a Washington Summit Where AI, Tariffs, and Rare Earths Are the Bargaining Chips

President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week, with a fragile trade truce, rare-earth supplies, and artificial intelligence on the table as the two governments try to keep an economic confrontation from hardening into a wider rupture. Hardware exports and technology restrictions have become central leverage in talks that also cover tariffs, security, and Taiwan.