Taiwan Dailies: Washington Asks Taiwan Officials to Reduce US Visits Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit; US, China to Set Up AI Dialogue Mechanism

Taiwan's major dailies reported September 22, 2026 that Washington had asked Taiwanese officials to reduce the frequency of visits to the United States in the run-up to President Trump's Washington summit with Xi Jinping, as the two governments finalized plans to establish a bilateral AI dialogue mechanism. The reports, part of a broader roundup on the summit's trade, AI and Taiwan agenda, reflected concern in Taipei that Taiwan's profile could be deliberately minimized to avoid complicating US-China negotiations just before Xi's September 23-25 visit — even as officials in Washington continued to describe support for Taiwan's self-defense as unchanged.