# Trump and Xi face rising tensions over AI, trade and Iran while seeking stability

https://mins.news/en/item/68325

- ABC News, 2026-09-22 04:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/trump-xi-tensions-flare-ai-trade-iran-seek-136640292

> US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and technology competition between the two countries intensifies. Tensions over AI, trade and Iran are flaring, even as both sides continue to seek stability.

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