U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed at their Washington summit this week to create a bilateral communication channel for artificial intelligence incidents, with both sides opting to use the term "super intelligence" (SI) rather than AI — a preference Trump has promoted, arguing that "artificial" makes intelligence sound fake. The two leaders also launched the U.S.-China Super Intelligence Dialogue to exchange views on SI risks and benefits, with a follow-up meeting anticipated in November when China hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen. Beyond AI, the summit produced agreements on trade — including tariff concessions on $30 billion of nonsensitive goods in each direction and a Chinese commitment to import at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal annually in 2027 and 2028 — as well as a joint declaration that no country may impose tolls on international waterways, a statement seen as directed at Iran's assertions over the Strait of Hormuz.