<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;President Trump brought some of America's biggest tech leaders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;—&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;Nvidia CEO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt; Jensen Huang&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;—&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt; Chinese leader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt; Xi Jinping. Council on Foreign &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;Relations'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt; Chris McGuire explains what the talks revealed about AI, export controls,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70552667 BCX0"&gt;and why the fight over advanced AI chips is becoming one of the most important national security issues facing the US.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Deep Dish on Global Affairs

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Why Trump Took America's Top Tech CEOs to China

MAY 21, 202631 MIN
Deep Dish on Global Affairs

Why Trump Took America's Top Tech CEOs to China

MAY 21, 202631 MIN

Description

President Trump brought some of America's biggest tech leaders—including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Council on Foreign Relations' Chris McGuire explains what the talks revealed about AI, export controls, and why the fight over advanced AI chips is becoming one of the most important national security issues facing the US.