Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping would present false expectations of a more cooperative U.S. relationship while, in her view, continuing to fund Russia’s war against Ukraine, support Iran in its conflict with the United States and conduct cyber attacks against America. She said past presidents had been naive toward China and urged the administration to remain clear-eyed about Beijing’s continued aggression against the United States and its allies. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton questioned whether the meeting with President Donald Trump would produce meaningful agreements, saying deals would matter only if they served the national interest and were implemented. In an interview with NewsNation, Bolton said the best outcome might be that nothing happened beyond a photo opportunity and said he was very worried about possible concessions involving Taiwan and the South China Sea. He also called cooperation with China on artificial intelligence a fool’s errand. Xi said the countries could gain through cooperation but would both lose in conflict, while adding that artificial intelligence should remain under human control. Trump promoted what he now calls super intelligence. Former Vice President Mike Pence described China as the greatest economic and strategic threat facing the United States in the twenty-first century. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) criticized Trump’s invitation of technology executives to a private dinner with Xi, including Tesla Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. CEO Elon Musk, Amazon.com, Inc.’s Jeff Bezos, Apple Inc. Chairman Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc.’s Sundar Pichai. Sanders said their combined wealth had nearly doubled to almost $2 trillion since Trump’s election. The Thursday state dinner had 134 guests and served a menu combining American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence. Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue and said he hoped it would find a nice place in Beijing.