{"slug": "china-stole-our-ai-now-xi-has-to-face-trump", "title": "China stole our AI. Now Xi has to face Trump", "summary": "On Sept. 8, U.S. security agencies issued a joint advisory accusing six Chinese companies of extracting the capabilities of the most advanced U.S. AI models at an industrial scale, according to the Washington Examiner. The agencies said the theft formed the core of those companies' development strategy, likely with the Chinese government's awareness. The advisory will serve as the backdrop when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the White House later this week to meet with President Donald Trump.", "body_md": "On Sept. 8th, American security agencies issued a joint advisory accusing six [Chinese](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/china) companies of extracting the capabilities of our nation’s most advanced [AI models](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) at an industrial scale. The agencies found this theft was used to form the core of the development strategy at these companies, likely with the awareness of the Chinese government.\n\nThis will be the backdrop when Chinese President [Xi Jinping](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/xi-jinping) arrives at the White House later this week to meet with President Donald Trump.\n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n  Already a print subscriber?", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-stole-our-ai-now-xi-has-to-face-trump", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4737960/trump-china-ai-theft-xi-summit/", "published_at": "2026-09-23 12:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-23 12:27:44.821302+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Xi Jinping", "Donald Trump", "White House", "Washington Examiner", "China"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-stole-our-ai-now-xi-has-to-face-trump", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-stole-our-ai-now-xi-has-to-face-trump.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-stole-our-ai-now-xi-has-to-face-trump.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-stole-our-ai-now-xi-has-to-face-trump.jsonld"}}