Xi Jinping
ON THE RECORD · 22 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“friendship between the Chinese and Americans”
Xi Jinping · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-27
Xi said the latest giant panda loan programme was an example of friendship between the Chinese and Americans, following a three-day Washington summit with US President Donald Trump.
“a race of catching up with one another, not a wrestle in which one either wins or loses”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26
Xi called on both nations to pursue healthy competition as a race of catching up rather than a zero-sum wrestle.
“the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26
Xi stated that both powers share the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good.
“handle the Taiwan issue prudently”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26
Xinhua reported that Xi urged Trump to handle the Taiwan issue prudently during the summit.
“leading nations in artificial intelligence”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26
Xi described the US and China as leading nations in artificial intelligence during the summit.
“strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness and reciprocity”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi said the US-China relationship had developed into a constructive one of strategic stability.
“China and the United States must act as responsible major countries to meet the expectations of our peoples, keep pace with the trend of our times, and explore a new approach for major countries to get along with each other,”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi said China and the United States must act as responsible major countries to meet the expectations of their peoples.
“collide or even enter into conflict”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-05-01 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi warned in May that mishandling Taiwan could cause the two countries to collide or even enter into conflict.
“The Thucydides Trap can be overcome,”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi said upon arriving at the White House that the Thucydides Trap can be overcome, according to China's official readout.
“ensure that the development of AI is always under human control”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
During his comments on Thursday, Xi said both countries must keep AI development under human control.
“We invite the president and his wife to visit China,”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi extended an invitation to Trump and his wife to visit China during a tea ceremony at the White House.
“in-depth exchanges and reached common understanding on many issues”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi said he and Trump had shared in-depth exchanges and reached common understanding on many issues.
“charting the course for the great shift of China-US relations”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-25 · reported 2026-09-25
Back at the White House on Friday morning, Xi said he believed he and Trump were charting the course for the great shift of China-US relations.
“surely be mutually reinforcing”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi welcomed the historic juncture in US-China relations and said both leaders' ambitions could surely be mutually reinforcing.
“both the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good, and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control and serves the well-being of the people.”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi said at the White House that the U.S. and China have the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good.
“as responsible major countries”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi stressed that they should ensure AI remain under human control and act as responsible major countries.
“It should be a race of catching up with one another, not a wrestle in which one either wins or loses,”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Xi said Thursday the two countries can have healthy competition without confrontation.
“safety and security in AI development”
Xi Jinping · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24
Xi has called for safety and security in AI development, though China sees AI as key to its national potential.
“consensus-based global AI governance framework”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-13 · reported 2026-09-13
Xi called for a consensus-based global AI governance framework at the BRICS summit in India.
“As the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region continues to evolve, the war there has caused serious losses to people across the region,”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Xi commented on the Middle East conflict during the BRICS summit in New Delhi, according to Chinese state media.
“does not serve the common interests of the international community”
Xi Jinping · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Xi stated that the war in the Middle East does not serve the international community's common interests at the BRICS summit.
“clashes and even conflicts”
Xi Jinping · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Xi Jinping warned Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could lead to conflict.