Chinese leader Xi Jinping is travelling to the United States, according to BBC reporting. The trip is aimed at keeping lines of communication open with US President Donald Trump, Spain's La Vanguardia reports.
The visit comes as Washington prepares to propose a "red telephone" style channel with Beijing for sharing information about incidents involving artificial intelligence, according to El Economista. Spanish outlet Expansión frames the move as Washington acting under pressure over AI.
The BBC's coverage places the trip in a longer arc, describing Xi as a "prince" who lost everything before becoming China's most powerful leader. That framing is the BBC's, and the available material does not detail the events it refers to.
Other Spanish-language outlets covering the same news cycle include Diario Público, which published a piece on what it calls the US war against China's rise.
Taken together, the reports point to a visit centred on keeping US-China channels open at a moment when both governments face questions about artificial intelligence. The proposed AI hotline, as described by El Economista, would give the two sides a direct way to notify each other about AI-related incidents. No further details of the proposal were available in the source material.
What to watch next: whether Washington and Beijing confirm the AI communication channel and what, if anything, the two leaders announce from the trip.
