US and China Propose AI Incident Notification System Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
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US Treasury's Bessent, China's He to launch talks on AI, trade, critical minerals
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet on Sunday to try to tee up potential agreements on AI, tariffs and critical minerals for a high-stakes Washington summit this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese
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China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety
HONG KONG (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, leaders of rival nations in a race to dominate artificial intelligence, are expected to meet this week against a backdrop of rising concerns about the threats that rogue AI could pose to humanity. The hopes for finding
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US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Top US and Chinese officials have discussed creating a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that could affect national security, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Sunday. Bessent made the comments after what he called "successful" talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng
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U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues
Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson reported from Washington, and Lauren Hirsch from New York. The United States and China discussed on Sunday the creation of a notification system that would allow the countries to alert each other about national security issues related to artificial intelligence. The
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US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and economic issues when he meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York City this weekend, according to a source familiar with his plans. The discussions are significant because
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Scoop: U.S. open to discuss AI "shared risks" with China, Bessent says
Why it matters: The Trump administration has flatly rejected calls from industry to pace or slow down the development of AI, citing a fierce race against China. * Bessent's scheduled meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng could provide an opening for talks on U.S.-China AI safety
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Bessent says US open to discussing shared AI risks with China, Axios reports
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US and China to seek 'AI dialogue' to communicate shared concerns
US and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for AI concerns at meetings Sunday as they set the stage for a summit of the countries' top leaders this week. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that in talks with Chinese officials on Sunday, the two sides
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U.S. proposes exchanging AI safety alerts with China, Bessent says
HONG KONG -- The United States has proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to consider at their summit in Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, amid global concern over whether the world's two leading AI
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AI safety concerns: China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety
On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after talks in New York with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of the meeting between Trump and Xi that the two countries discussed the setting up of a mechanism on AI dialogue and proposed a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that
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Bessent Says U.S. Open To Discussing AI 'Shared Risks' With China: Report
Bessent Says U.S. Open To Discussing AI 'Shared Risks' With China: Report The United States is open to talking about the shared risks of AI development with China in upcoming discussions this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Axios on Wednesday. "The United States remains the leader
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Bessent Proposes US-China AI Alert System Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit: 'We Want a Shared Vision'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States wants a "shared vision of common goals and common threats" with China on artificial intelligence as Washington proposes a mechanism for the two countries to notify each other about AI incidents that could affect national security. US Proposes
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Bessent hails 'very successful' China talks on AI, trade
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lauded "very successful" talks with his Chinese counterparts that spanned artificial intelligence, trade and investment ahead of this week's summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Bessent, speaking to reporters after hours of talks in New York
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US seeks 'AI dialogue' with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit
US and Chinese officials met to discuss creating an AI communication channel. This meeting sets the stage for a summit between Presidents Trump and Xi. They also explored reducing tariffs on non-sensitive trade goods. Discussions included guardrails for artificial intelligence development and
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Bessent Says US May Discuss AI Risks With China | PYMNTS.com
"The U.S. is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells [Maria Curi] and me," Axios reporter Marc Caputo said in a Wednesday post on X. Caputo shared a link to a paywalled report on Axios. Curi said in a Wednesday post on X
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US Treasury's Bessent to discuss AI, rare earths with China's He, source says - The Korea Times
China's Ministry of Commerce said He Lifeng will also lead a delegation of Chinese companies to the U.S. for economic and trade consultations ahead of the summit. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and economic issues when he meets with
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Bessent proposes U.S.-China AI safety system in talks with China By Investing.com
Investing.com-- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, following talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, said on Sunday that Washington had proposed a new artificial intelligence safety notification system for the two sides to consider. Speaking to reporters after concluding talks with Lifeng
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US, China set for talks on AI, tariffs and critical minerals ahead of summit By Investing.com
Investing.com -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to hold talks in New York on Sunday covering artificial intelligence, tariffs and critical minerals ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, Reuters reported. The talks,
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Bessent says the US and China had 'very successful' talks on trade, AI
STORY: :: New York / September 20, 2026 :: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says US-China talks on trade and AI were 'very successful' "We just had a very, very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade and AI, completing where we left off in Beijing. We there, we created the Board of Trade
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US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and economic issues when he meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York City this weekend, according to a source familiar with his plans. The discussions are significant because
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Bessent says US open to discussing shared AI risks with China, Axios reports
Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Axios reported Wednesday, citing a statement from Bessent. "The United States remains the leader in AI, and we are open to discussions
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng discussed creating a notification mechanism for AI national security issues during talks in New York. The discussions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit cover AI safety, trade tariffs, and critical minerals amid ongoing competition for AI dominance between the world's two largest economies.
US and China Discuss AI Safety Framework Before Presidential Summit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York on Sunday to establish groundwork for the upcoming Trump-Xi summit, with AI safety emerging as a central focus of the US-China AI talks
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. The daylong discussions at JPMorgan Chase headquarters also included US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and addressed critical minerals, trade tariffs, and the establishment of what Bessent called "the U.S.-China A.I. dialogue"4
. The proposed notification mechanism for AI incidents would allow both nations to alert each other when AI-related matters reach national security levels, marking a significant step in managing the geopolitical race for technological supremacy3
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Notification Mechanism Addresses Shared AI National Security Issues
The proposed notification system reflects mounting concerns about AI's potential to spiral beyond human control and enable cyber threats, biological misuse, and attacks on critical infrastructure
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. "We think that just like with any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the No. 1 and the No. 2 A.I. powers in the world is very important," Bessent told reporters after the talks4
. Michael Kratsios, Trump's science and technology adviser, emphasized the importance of conversations with China about avoiding shared risks2
. Sun Chenghao, a senior fellow at Tsinghua University's Center for International Security and Strategy, noted that AI governance documents in China identify finance, electricity, telecommunications, and transportation as areas potentially exposed to frontier-AI risks, creating meaningful room for cooperation despite the broader competition for AI dominance2
.Open-Weight AI Models and Export Controls Create Tension
Bessent indicated the discussions would cover "both open- and closed-weight models," highlighting concerns about Chinese open-weight AI models gaining popularity with US companies due to lower costs compared to closed-weight AI tools from Anthropic and OpenAI
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. The tension extends to export controls, which the US maintains to limit China's access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology. Despite these restrictions, Chinese AI models from Moonshot AI and DeepSeek have demonstrated they can match American frontier models in power while operating at lower costs2
. Professor Will Cong of Nanyang Technological University noted that "export controls have not stopped China from developing frontier-competitive models, but they slow its rate of expansion by limiting the compute it can use to serve users"2
. Any loosening of export controls appears unlikely at the Trump-Xi summit, as both nations seek competitive advantages across multiple sectors2
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Trade Truce and Critical Minerals Complicate AI Discussions
The US-China trade truce, set to expire on November 10, adds urgency to the negotiations
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. Officials discussed operationalizing a Board of Trade mechanism to identify potential tariff cuts on non-strategic goods, including Chinese consumer products and American agricultural goods worth $17 billion annually, plus purchases of more than 200 Boeing aircraft1
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. Critical minerals and rare earths emerged as contentious issues, with a senior US official stating China's performance in restoring flows "has not been up to par"1
. These materials play a crucial role in semiconductor manufacturing and advanced AI technology development5
. China's Ministry of Commerce announced He would lead a delegation of Chinese companies to participate in economic consultations, mirroring the group of US CEOs Trump brought to Beijing in May1
.Limited Expectations Despite High-Stakes Summit
Analysts anticipate modest outcomes from the Trump-Xi summit rather than major breakthroughs. Anna Ashton, founder of Ashton Intelligence and longtime China trade analyst, stated: "I think there will be some show of deliverables because of the fact that it's a presidential summit coming, but I don't feel like we're on the verge of some sort of breakthrough. I think status quo is probably both sides' general best expectation"
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. Scott Singer, co-director of the China AI Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, observed that "the U.S.-China conversation in AI is getting caught in the ups and downs in the broader U.S.-China relationship"2
. Trump has repeatedly emphasized that "whoever wins AI, wins" and downplayed calls to slow AI development over AI safety concerns, insisting the US must maintain its technological edge2
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. Both nations face pressure to demonstrate progress while navigating the delicate balance between cooperation on AI governance and competition for technological supremacy, with implications extending to cyber threats, malicious use by non-state actors, and the potential for AI to enhance military capabilities and surveillance systems.
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