President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet this week in a highly anticipated sit down as the U.N. summit continues in New York.

This conference comes amid stark warnings over AI safety, U.S.-China trade anxiety, and the ongoing war in Iran.

What‘s on the agenda and what do each of these superpowers want?

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