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Trump and Xi Meet to Focus on AI, Trade, and Iran, Seeking Stability

Trump and Xi Meet to Focus on AI, Trade, and Iran, Seeking Stability

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September 22nd, 2026

Trump and Xi Meet to Focus on AI, Trade, and Iran, Seeking Stability

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State visits usually take place when relations between two countries are harmonious, but this week, as US President Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington, economic and technological competition between the two sides was steadily escalating, particularly in the race for artificial intelligence.

國是訪問通常發生在兩國關係融洽之際,但美國總統川普本週在華盛頓接待中國領導人習近平,正值雙方經濟與科技競爭不斷升級,尤其是在人工智慧競賽方面。

Neither side expects any major agreement to be reached, but the two leaders are anticipated to display goodwill during their third meeting since Trump's return to the White House, in an attempt to stabilise the fragile relationship.

雙方均不預期能達成重大協議,但預料這兩位領導人在川普重返白宮後的第三次會晤中將展現友善,以試圖穩定脆弱的關係。

This comes even as the world's two largest economies vie for advantage in AI development and trade, while simultaneously seeking leverage on persistent flashpoints such as Iran and Taiwan.

儘管全球兩大經濟體在AI發展與貿易上爭奪優勢,同時在伊朗和台灣等持續存在的熱點問題上謀求籌碼。

"The very fact that they are meeting, that dialogue is underway, and that relationships are being built may be just as important as the outcomes of the talks," said Steve Daines, a Republican senator from Montana.

「他們正在會面,對話正在進行,關係正在建立,這一事實或許與會談成果同等重要,」蒙大拿州共和黨參議員史蒂夫·戴恩斯表示。

He is an adviser to Trump on China issues and recently traveled to China to pave the way for the summit.

他是川普在中國問題上的顧問,近期曾前往中國,為峰會鋪路。

Speaking recently at a forum in Beijing, former Chinese ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said that there are "always problems" between the two countries, "sometimes very big ones," but that "we will do our utmost to maintain overall stability."

前中國駐美大使崔天凱近日在北京的一場論壇上表示,兩國之間「總是有問題,有時是非常大的問題」,但「我們將盡最大努力維護整體穩定」。

Xi Jinping's trip to Washington, which began on Wednesday, is his first in a decade.

習近平於週三展開的華盛頓之行,是他十年來的首次。

As he meets with Trump, the two countries have eased off from last year's fierce trade war, during which both sides imposed exorbitant tariffs on each other, threatening the global economy.

他與川普會面之際,兩國已從去年激烈的貿易戰中緩和下來,當時雙方互徵天價關稅,威脅全球經濟。

China also cut off its world-leading supply of critical minerals, which are needed for products ranging from electric vehicles to fighter jets.

中國還切斷了其世界領先的關鍵礦產供應,這些礦產是從電動汽車到戰鬥機等產品所需的。

The United States is seeking not only to balance trade but also to maintain its technological dominance in order to protect national security and global leadership.

美國不僅試圖平衡貿易,還試圖維持其科技主導地位,以保護國家安全和全球領導力。

Over the past few years, China has accumulated immense economic, technological, and military power in order to narrow the gap with the United States, and it is seeking to consolidate its position in the global order.

中國在過去幾年中積累了巨大的經濟、技術和軍事力量,以縮小與美國的差距,並尋求鞏固其在全球秩序中的地位。

The stability that both sides seek is "driven by deep competition," said Evan Medeiros, a senior adviser at the Asia Group consultancy.

雙方所尋求的穩定「出於深度競爭的原因」,亞洲集團諮詢公司高級顧問埃文·梅代羅斯表示。

"It's essentially two geopolitical heavyweights circling each other on the playground, trying to figure out the next move."

「這基本上是兩個地緣政治強人在操場上互相繞圈,試圖確定下一步行動。」

Da Wei, director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, said that although the two countries have blacklisted each other's companies and restricted the flow of high-tech products, they appear to be entering a "new normal" of "overall stability."

清華大學國際安全與戰略研究中心主任達巍表示,儘管兩國將對方公司列入黑名單並限制高科技產品流動,但兩國似乎正步入「整體穩定」的「新常態」。

He stated that leaders should now reach agreements that governments can actually implement, and pointed out, "We need to act quickly."

他表示,領導人現在應達成政府可執行的協議,並指出「我們需要快速行動」。

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Developing AI technology has become a crucial battleground; even though tech CEOs warn that rogue AI could pose a threat to humanity, neither side has any intention of slowing down.

發展AI技術已成為關鍵戰場;儘管科技業執行長們警告,流氓AI可能對人類構成威脅,雙方卻都無意放慢腳步。

"Whoever wins AI wins everything," Trump has repeatedly said.

「誰贏得AI誰就贏得一切,」川普屢次表示。

On Monday, he claimed on social media that the United States was ahead of China, and said he "will not kill the growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution or the internet itself."

他週一在社交媒體上聲稱美國領先於中國,並表示他「不會扼殺某個將比工業革命或互聯網本身更大的事物的增長」。

China cannot afford to fail either.

中國同樣承受不起失敗。

In a rare and outspoken article, Chen Yixin, China's Minister of State Security, warned that if foreign hostile forces gain superior capabilities, AI will pose a direct threat to Communist Party rule.

中國國家安全部部長陳一新在一篇罕見且直言不諱的文章中警告,若外國敵對勢力取得優勢能力,AI將對共產黨統治構成直接威脅。

The United States has restricted exports to China of its most powerful AI chips, and has accused Chinese developers of exploiting American AI models on an industrial scale to extract their capabilities.

美國已限制向中國出口其性能最強大的AI晶片,並指責中國開發者以工業規模利用美國AI模型來提取其能力。

Beijing stated that this practice, known as distillation, is widely used, including by American companies, and criticised the United States for attempting to monopolise the industry.

北京表示,這種被稱為蒸餾的做法被廣泛使用,包括美國公司,並批評美國試圖壟斷該行業。

Beijing is also displeased that the United States is building alliances that exclude China, and is therefore trying to attract developing countries in order to establish new global AI guardrails.

北京也對美國建立排除中國的聯盟感到不滿,因此正試圖透過吸引發展中國家,來制定新的全球AI護欄。

However, the United States and China are gradually taking steps to cooperate in the field of artificial intelligence.

然而,美國與中國正逐步採取措施,在人工智慧領域展開合作。

After meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States has proposed a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents, intended to address events that could affect national security.

財政部長斯科特·貝森特週日在紐約會見中國國務院副總理何立峰後表示,美國已提出一套新的AI事件「通報機制」,用於處理可能影響國家安全的事件。

"We believe that, as with any cross-border activity, it is crucial for the world's two leading AI powers to move from opacity toward greater transparency," Bessent said.

「我們認為,如同任何跨境活動,全球第一大與第二大AI強國之間由不透明轉向更透明,至關重要,」貝森特說。

Although the United States and China have consistently avoided broad punitive measures that could undermine the trade truce, they are still blacklisting individual companies and banning specific products.

儘管美國和中國一直避免採取可能破壞貿易休戰的廣泛懲罰性行動,但他們仍在將個別公司列入黑名單並禁止特定產品。

Mira Rapp-Hooper, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies, said: "What we are seeing is a kind of testing and probing by both sides, to find out what can be done on the competitive front while maintaining reconciliation at the leaders' level."

布魯金斯學會亞洲政策研究中心訪問學者米拉·拉普-胡珀表示:「我們看到的是雙方的一種測試和試探,以了解在保持領導人層面和解的同時,可以在競爭方面做些什麼。」

The United States has recently taken action against Chinese telecommunications and surveillance equipment, companies accused of forced labour in ethnic minority regions of Xinjiang, and China's advanced robotics and drones.

美國近期針對中國的電信與監控設備、被指控在新疆少數民族地區實施強迫勞動的企業,以及中國先進的機器人與無人機採取行動。

The Pentagon has also barred Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and other major Chinese companies from obtaining US defence contracts.

五角大廈亦禁止阿里巴巴、比亞迪、百度及其他中國主要企業取得美國國防合約。

In response, Beijing imposed export controls on drones and related technologies, and blacklisted six American companies on the grounds that they supported punitive measures related to Xinjiang.

作為回應,北京對無人機及相關技術實施出口管制,並將六家美國公司列入黑名單,原因是這些公司支持與新疆相關的懲罰性措施。

After the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs on trading partners this year, the administration has continued to seek other avenues for imposing tariffs.

在最高法院今年駁回川普對貿易夥伴所課徵的關稅後,政府便持續尋求以其他途徑徵收關稅。

In July, the White House imposed an additional 12.5% tariff on imports from 60 trading partners, including China, on the stated grounds that these countries had not taken sufficient measures to stop goods produced through forced labour from entering the market.

白宮於7月對包含中國在內的60個貿易夥伴的進口商品加徵12.5%的關稅,表面理由是這些國家未採取充分措施遏止強迫勞動產品流入。

The United States further plans to impose an extra 7.5% tariff on China, accusing it of producing far more goods than it can reasonably consume.

美國更計劃對中國額外加徵7.5%的關稅,並指責中國所生產的產品遠超其合理消費能力。

Analysts say that the current tariff levels are still acceptable to both sides, but any significant increase could reignite tensions.

分析人士表示,當前的關稅水平對雙方來說尚可接受,但任何顯著上升都可能重新點燃緊張局勢。

However, the Trump administration has launched a campaign to isolate Iran from its remaining economic partners, yet Beijing continues to insist on its right to trade with Tehran.

然而,川普政府已發起運動,試圖將伊朗與其剩餘的經濟夥伴隔離,但北京仍堅持其與德黑蘭貿易的權利。

So far, the Trump administration has done little to punish China, partly in order to avoid jeopardising a leaders' summit.

迄今為止,川普政府在懲罰中國方面著墨甚少,部分原因在於避免危及領導人峰會。

However, Alicia García-Herrero, an Asia-Pacific economist at the French investment bank Natixis, points out that Washington is also gradually losing leverage, because China — Iran's largest oil buyer and biggest trading partner — has long been building a set of channels through which it can make payments while bypassing the US-dominated financial system.

然而,法國投資銀行Natixis的亞太經濟學家艾莉西亞·加西亞-埃雷羅指出,華盛頓亦正逐漸喪失籌碼,因為中國——伊朗最大的石油買家及最大貿易夥伴——長期以來一直在建構一套得以繞開美國主導金融體系進行支付的途徑。

Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing claims as its own, remains one of the most intractable issues in US-China relations.

台灣,這個北京聲稱擁有主權卻自行治理的島嶼,仍是美中關係中最棘手的問題之一。

After Trump visited Beijing in May, he suspended a large arms package for Taiwan, yet under its domestic laws the United States is obliged to provide the island with sufficient hardware and technology for its self-defence.

川普在5月訪問北京後,暫停了一項對台灣的大型武器包裹,但美國依國內法律有義務提供其足夠的自衛硬體和技術。

Analysts point out that Xi Jinping is highly likely to urge Trump to postpone the arms sale once again, thereby sowing doubt in Taiwan about Washington's commitments.

分析人士指出,習近平極有可能促請川普再度延後軍售,藉此使台灣對華盛頓的承諾心生疑慮。

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