Trump reveals 'BIG TOPIC' with Xi during China summit

JUST ONE WAY THAT STUDENTS ARE. USING EXPERIENCE OUT OF THE. CLASSROOM. >> Bill: LIKE TO LEARN. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. CRITICAL SUMMIT ABOUT TO GET. UNDERWAY WITH GLOBAL. CONSEQUENCES. IN MOMENTS PRESIDENT TRUMP GETS. READY TO WELCOME CHINESE. PRESIDENT XI JINPING TO THE. WHITE HOUSE. WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET LITERALLY. GOOD MORNING. DANA HAS THE WEEK OFF. I'M BILL HEMMER IN NEW YORK. A BIG DAY. >> Jacqui: WE'RE ALMOST TO. FRIDAY. NOT QUITE THERE YET.

I'M JACKUI HEINRICH. THIS IS "AMERICA'S NEWSROOM.". A HIGH STAKES MEETING BETWEEN. THE RIVAL SUPER POWERS KICKING. OFF. THERE ARE MANY SERIOUS. DISCUSSIONS STILL TO BE HAD. BEHIND THE SCENES. >> Bill: A NUMBER OF ITEMS. TOPPING THE AGENDA IS TRADE, A.I., TAIWAN, THE WAR WITH IRAN. AHEAD OF THE TALKS THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION STRESSING THE. IMPORTANCE OF ITS RELATIONSHIP. WITH BEIJING.

>> CHINA AND U.S. AT THE IDEA WE WOULDN'T INTERACT. WITH THEM IS REQUIRE. RESPONSIBLE. IT'S AN OBLIGATION TO SPEAK AT. THE HIGHEST LEVELS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS VISIT. REFLECTS. >> Jacqui: PETER DOOCY IS LIVE. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >> Bill: 90 MINUTES TO GO UNTIL. A TRUMP/XI GIFT EXCHANGE.

FOLLOWED BY A SILENT DRILL. PLATOON REVIEW. THE PRESIDENT HAS A.I. ON THE. MIND. FIRST THING THIS MORNING HE. POSTED A BIG DAY WITH PRESIDENT. XI OF CHINA. SUPER INTELLIGENCE IS A BIG. TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. I WANT TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS, CHINA'S POSITION ALSO, OUR. GUARDRAIL IS THE D.O.J. THE D.O.J. RECENTLY HAS BEEN. BUSY TRYING TO KEEP CHINA IN. LINE ON THIS. LAST MONTH AN F.B.I. AND NSA. ADVISORY ACCUSED CHINESE A.I.

COMPANIES OF STEALING AMERICAN. I.P. LAST YEAR THE D.O.J. CHARGED TWO. CHINESE NATIONALS TRYING TO SEND. A.I. CHIPS BANNED IN CHINA TO. CHINA. THEY'VE GOT SOME EXPERIENCE. TRYING TO GET CHINA TO STICK TO. EXISTING RULES. >> THE QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU. PUT THE RIGHT KIND OF GUARDRAILS. IN PLACE THAT PROTECT THE. AMERICAN PUBLIC BUT ALSO DO NOT. INHIBIT INNOVATION? >> SOME REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS. WANT PRESIDENT TRUMP TO CONFRONT. XI TODAY ABOUT REPORTS CHINA.

GAVE IRAN INTEL USED TO TARGET. AND KILL AMERICAN TROOPS NIGHT. FIGHTING IN IRAN AND FARMERS. WANT TO MAKE SURE CHINA FOLLOWS. THROUGH ON THEIR COMMITMENTS. THEY DRAGGED THEIR FEET ON A. RECENT DEAL WITH SOYBEANS. >> THEY HAVE AGREED TO BUY 25. MILLION TONS OF SOYBEANS AND. THEY'VE BEEN VERY FULL SOME IN.

THAT. 17 BILLION OF OTHER AG. COMMITMENTS THEY'RE BEHIND. SCHEDULE ON AND ENCOURAGING THEM. TO PICK THOSE UP. >> HOW DO YOU IMPRESS A LEADER. OF A SUPER POWER WITH A DINNER. IN HIS -- A MAIN COURSE OF. SESAME CROFTED SEA BASS, BRAISED. BABY BOK CHOI AND ROASTED GARDEN. EGGPLANT. >> Bill: WANT TO BRING IN DENNIS.

WILDER, FORMER NFC DIRECTOR FOR. CHINA. WELCOME TO OUR COVERAGE AND GOOD. MORNING TO YOU TODAY. IN THE WORDS OF SECRETARY RUBIO. A MOMENT AGO, HOW DO YOU SCORE. THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN D.C. AND BEIJING TODAY? >> YOU KNOW, THE TWO PRESIDENTS. HAVE COME TO A -- AT THE. BEGINNING OF THIS. ADMINISTRATION, TRUMP REALLY HIT. THE CHINESE HARD ON TARIFFS.

THE CHINESE HIT BACKCK. AND THEY HAD A BOXING MATCH. THEY REALIZED THAT NEITHER WAS. GOING TO KNOCK THE OTHER DOWN. AND SO NOW THEY'VE DECIDED ON. SOMETHING CALLED THE. RELATIONSHIP OF CONSTRUCTIVE. STABILITY. BUT THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY. VISIT IN TERMS OF THE POMP AND. CIRCUMSTANCE. TRUMP IS SHOWING IS. EXTRAORDINARY COURTESY TO THE. CHINESE PRESIDENT THAT THEY. APPRECIATE. YOU LOOK AT WHAT ELSE TRUMP IS. DOING.

F-35 FIGHTERS STATIONED ON THE. TARMAC. HE HAD B-ONE BOMBERS FLY. OVERHEAD. CHINA HAS NEITHER THOSE TWO. KINDS OF VERY SOPHISTICATED. SYSTEMS. THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. MORE FLYOVERS TODAY. TRUMP IS SHOWING THAT YES, I. WANT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH. YOU, BUT DON'T FORGET WE ARE. WILL THE SUPER POWER STILL. >> Jacqui: WANT TO ASK YOU, THERE HAS BEEN CRITICISM FROM. DEMOCRATS ABOUT HOW THE. PRESIDENT IS APPROACHING THIS.

RELATIONSHIP WITH XI. LISTEN TO THIS HERE. >> THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT BE. PRAISING XI. HE SHOULD BE TELLING HIM KNOCK. IT OFF, END THE AID TO OUR. ENEMIES. >> STOP TRUMP, STOP FAWNING OVER. STRONG MEN LIKE XI AND PUT YOUR. AMERICAN FOOT DOWN AND DEFEND. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR WORKERS.

>> Jacqui: A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD. ARGUE DIPLOMACY AND PROTOCOLS. ARE PART OF HOW YOU DO THE. BUSINESS OF FOREIGN POLICY. THE ISSUE OF TAIWAN AND HOW THE. PRESIDENT DESCRIBED THE ARMS. SALE OF A NEGOTIATING CHIP. HOW IMPORTANT IS HOW HE HANDLES. THAT ISSUE? >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, JACKUI, THAT WE'RE ALREADY. SELLING TAIWAN A GREAT DEAL OF. ARMS. IN FACT, WE'RE BEHIND ON. DELIVERY OF THOSE ARMS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A NEW $14. BILLION PACKAGE THAT REALLY.

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SIGNED TODAY. I THINK THE PRESIDENT HAS. DECIDED TO KICK THAT ISSUE DOWN. THE ROAD FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND. PARTICULARLY IF XI JINPING. AGREES TO COME TO THE DORAL. SUMMIT IN DECEMBER OF THE G-20 I. DON'T THINK HE WILL MOVE ON THAT. PARTICULAR ISSUE. AT THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE TO. REMEMBER OUR FORCES IN THE. PACIFIC ARE BEING UPGRADED. WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH THE. JAPANESE TO GIVE THE JAPANESE AN. OFFENSIVE COUNTER STRIKE. CAPABILITY. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE.

PHILIPPINES, AUSTRALIA, PEACE. THROUGH STRENGTH IS PART OF THIS. POLICY. SO WHILE THE PRESIDENT MAY DELAY. THE ARMS SALE, HE IS CERTAINLY. NOT BACKING OFF ON OUR. COMMITMENT TO A FRONT LINE. DEFENSE AGAINST ANY CHINESE. ACTIONS. >> Bill: LET'S LOOK AT IRAN NOW. "WALL STREET JOURNAL" HEADLINE. POPPED LAST NIGHT ONLINE. THEY WRITE THIS. IRAN HAS A SECRET WEAPON AS WELL. AS AMERICA, HELP FROM CHINA. THEY TALK ABOUT MISSILE AND. DRONE PARTS SHIPPED IN BY THE. THOUSANDS INTO IRAN. CAN WE STOP THAT OR DO ANYTHING.

TO REBUT IT? >> FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THE. CHINESE HELP IS A BIT. OVERSTATED. THE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE THE. CHINESE GAVE WAS NOT THE REASON. THOSE AMERICANS DIED. ACTUALLY IT WAS RUSSIAN. SATELLITES AND PHOTOGRAPHY THAT. WERE MUCH MORE INVOLVED IN THAT. SITUATION. CHINA HAS -- THIS IS A. DISTURBING THING WE WORKED ON. EVER SINCE I WAS IN THE WHITE. HOUSE -- CHINA HAS BEEN A MAJOR.

SUPPLIER OF THE PRECURSORS AND. OTHER THINGS THAT ALLOWS IRAN TO. BUILD SOPHISTICATED MISSILE. SYSTEMS. THE ONES THEY ARE USING TODAY. I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION HAS. PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THE. CHINESE. I WISH THEY WOULD PUT MORE. SECRETARY BESSENT SAYS HE. DOESN'T WANT TO DISTURB THE. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT TO AN EXTENT. I AGREE WITH FOLKS WE'RE LETTING. THE CHINESE GET AWAY WITH. SOMETHING HERE THAT REALLY WE. SHOULD PRESS THEM ON. >> Jacqui: CULTURAL MOMENT, TOO.

A STUDY FROM PEW WHICH HAS A. GRAPH ON THE SCREEN WE CAN SHOW. THAT AMERICANS' VIEWS OF CHINAN. ARE GETTING INCREASINGLY WARMER. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? >> I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT. THOSE STATISTICS, TO BE HONEST. WITH YOU. IT SHOWS THE YOUNGER GENERATION. IS NOT SEEING CHINA AS DANGEROUS. AS THEY SHOULD. WHEN YOU HAVE 100 MILLION.

AMERICANS GETTING THEIR NEWS. FROM TikTok THE CHINESE ARE GOOD. AT PROPAGANDA ON TikTok. ONE OF THE WORRIES PEOPLE HAD. YOUNG AMERICANS, THERE IS. SOMETHING CALLED CHINA MAXXING. WHERE IT'S VERY COOL TO DO. CHINESE THINGS. THE CHINESE ARE HAVING AN EFFECT. ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND WE NEED. TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. >> Bill: I WOULD ADD WHEN WE. WERE GROWING UP AND YOURSELF AS. WELL, YOU SPENT A SEMESTER. OVERSEAS. YOU DON'T GO TO CHINA.

IT'S COMMON FOR AMERICAN. STUDENTS TO SPEND TIME IN. SHANGHAI. AN IMPRESSION MAKER FOR THOSE. YOUNG AMERICANS. SIR, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON. WE'L.