President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House, with talks on trade and artificial intelligence and the growing strategic rivalry between the countries. Trevor Hunnicutt breaks down the major topics ▻ ↧ Trump welcomes China's Xi with fanfare, but no breakthroughs emerge US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish summit that was heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no sign of breakthroughs on thorny ​issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and the war with Iran.