EU-China trade talks; Reality after the Xi-Trump meeting; US-China AI/SI
This newsletter covers three key developments: (1) EU trade commissioner Šefčovič visits Beijing seeking voluntary hybrid car export curbs, which China has refused, while the PRC proposes a joint monitoring mechanism and price undertakings on EVs; (2) The Xi-Trump meeting yielded limited progress—the US is slowing aircraft-parts exports to China for leverage, and a WSJ report on Xi's need for rest during the visit has leaked, fueling succession speculation ahead of the Fifth Plenum; (3) Yuyuan Tantian outlines PRC's proposed AI/SI dialogue topics: joint risk classification standards, incident notification procedures, and embedding AI governance in broader US-China exchanges.
中欧贸易谈判；习近平与特朗普会面后的现实；中美AI/AI安全对话
本期简报涵盖三个关键进展：(1) 欧盟贸易专员谢夫乔维奇访问北京寻求中国自愿限制混动汽车出口，但遭拒绝，中方提议建立联合监测机制并通过价格承诺处理电动汽车争端。
The Xi-Trump meeting yielded limited progress; the US now uses aircraft-parts export restrictions as leverage while China seeks AI dialogue on risk classification—low-hanging fruit that reflects mutual strategic caution.
Source: Sinocism · sinocism.com