At the upcoming Trump-Xi summit, Beijing will not negotiate in good faith on AI safety. A narrowly scoped dialogue paired with maximum pressure on export controls is the only way to shift Beijing’s calculus and secure long-term AI safety.

A Trump administration once eager to gun for technological supremacy is now, for the first time, reckoning with the power AI could unleash if left unchecked.

The United States and Japan risk moving the goalposts of their “one China” policies well outside of their previous agreements with China.

Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.

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