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Trump and Xi put AI supremacy and governance at the center of talks
The rivalry includes US and Chinese leadership in frontier models, with Anthropic's top system leading on most benchmarks by 2.7% as of March 2026, according to Stanford researchers.
BBC Business reports that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet Thursday, with AI ambitions and competition between the two countries likely to be a key focus.
The outlet says both governments frame AI as strategic power, while China’s foreign ministry has warned that “narratives of threat” and confrontation hinder global AI governance and called for cooperation to ensure AI benefits everyone.
BBC Business notes that US firms lead on frontier models, citing performance comparisons where a DeepSeek model briefly matched a top US system in February 2025 and, as of March 2026, Anthropic’s top model led by 2.7% on most benchmarks, according to Stanford University researchers.
The report also points to a US economy tied to AI company growth, and to restrictions that prevent US companies from selling advanced microchips to China, even as new AI models continue to be released frequently in both countries.