# As US and China talk, middle powers jostle for position

https://mins.news/en/item/67358

- DW, 2026-09-21 12:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-and-china-talk-middle-powers-jostle-for-position/a-79356540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Xi Jinping is due to meet Donald Trump in Washington this week, but Europe is likely to remain caught between unpredictable US trade policy and China’s export machine. Washington and Beijing are competing over trade, advanced chips, rare earths and artificial intelligence, with officials reportedly discussing a mechanism to notify each other about AI security incidents. European officials meanwhile warn that a new wave of Chinese industrial competition is worsening deindustrialization pressures.

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