US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet this week, after senior US and Chinese officials wrapped up talks covering trade, critical minerals and artificial intelligence.

China’s global trade surplus is on track to top US$1 trillion for a second consecutive year, even as US tariffs continue to target Chinese goods. At the latest talks, both sides also discussed extending their existing trade truce and creating a new channel for dialogue on AI risks.

So what can we expect from the Trump-Xi summit? Can the two sides keep their trade tensions under control? And could AI become an unexpected area of cooperation between the world's two biggest AI powers? What could this mean for Singapore and the wider global economy?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Chong Ja Ian, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore, to find out more.