Eve of Xi Jinping's US Visit: Understanding Washington's Three Major Strategic Confrontations with China

美国之音报道，在习近平即将访美前夕，美国总统特朗普表示期待与习近平会面，并强调两人关系良好。报道聚焦于美中关系中的三大战略交锋点：贸易、伊朗局势以及人工智能（AI）竞争。在贸易方面，特朗普政府曾大幅提高关税，并计划就中国汽车等问题进行重要会谈。在伊朗问题上，尽管有报道称中国实体可能向伊朗提供卫星图像，特朗普总统对此并未直接批评。在AI竞争方面，特朗普认为美国领先，并表示将确保美国保持优势。这些议题将是此次美中峰会的焦点。

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中国国家主席习近平即将访美，特朗普总统表示期待他和夫人彭丽媛的到访。他说，尽管美中两国是竞争关系，但是他和习近平本人的关系非常好。We look forward to it. He's a great gentleman. We get along great. We have a very good trading relationship, and you're know they're a competitor and all of that. China took advantage of us for years. We've done very well with China. He and I have a very good relationship. 特朗普总统表示将为习近平举办国宴，而白宫官员说，特朗普总统将亲自在安德鲁斯联合基地为习近平接机，并举行欢迎仪式。

在贸易方面，特朗普政府今年一度把对中国商品的关税提高到百分之一百四十五，之后美中双方是暂时降低关税，维持贸易休战。那随着习近平即将访美，特朗普总统表示将在这方面举行重要的会谈。特朗普于九月十三日表示，中国汽车将继续被拒之门外。So so far, the answer is yes.今年五月，特朗普总统访问中国并与习近平会面后宣布，中国同意购买两百架波音飞机，未来订单总数可能增加至七百五十架。十三日被问及交易案的进展时，特朗普表示会敲定这笔交易。I get I get every deal.

在伊朗局势方面，美国媒体日前引述官员报道，中国实体可能向伊朗提供位于约旦美军基地的卫星图像。特朗普总统被问及此事时，并未对中国提出批评。They basically do what we do. Are you going to raise that with Xi when he visits? I think he's behaved. Reasonably well, and we behave reasonably well. You know, when they say that China spies on us, I say you're right, and we spy on them too. September 3rd, a reporter asked Vice President JD Vance if there was any Chinese cooperation in the economic isolation of Iran. Vance said China is willing to cooperate. I think the Chinese, the PRC, is willing to play ball here. And I'm not saying they're doing everything that we've asked them to do. But I think that the PRC has been much more responsible, certainly than the Iranians, and much more responsible than a couple of other nations as well.

In AI competition, President Trump said on September 4 that the U.S. is leading China in AI, and whoever wins AI wins. And it's really right now, it's really between China. In AI competition and setting up guardrails, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on September 14 that he hopes to ensure fair and regulated oversight, but also to ensure that the U.S. remains at the forefront. You know, it's something that we're concerned about, but we want to make sure that we actually regulate smartly and we're thoughtful about the risk here. The other thing the president has said pretty consistently is that we know that the Chinese are engaged in this long-term AI race against the United States. We want to make sure that the United States we do things smartly, but we stay ahead of the curve.

From trade, Iran's situation to artificial intelligence, these three elements form the three major strategic points of contention at this U.S.-China summit. Whether the two sides can reach a consensus on these issues will be the focus of attention from the outside world. 美国之音记者王于贺，华盛顿报道。