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U.S., China discuss AI communication channel ahead of leaders' summit
U.S. and Chinese economic officials met Sunday and discussed creating a channel to address artificial intelligence concerns, setting the stage for a White House summit this week between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.
U.S. and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for artificial intelligence concerns during meetings on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The discussions were a prelude to a planned White House meeting on Thursday, September 24, of the leaders of the world's two biggest economies, described in reporting as a Trump-Xi summit.
After long talks with a Chinese team led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters, “We just had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade and AI.”
The talks come as both powers face rising fears that increasingly capable AI systems could wipe out humanity. That concern has offered a rare incentive for cooperation despite an intensifying race between the two countries for technological supremacy.
- donald trump
- xi jinping
- trump xi
- trump xi summit
- US China
- AI US China
- AI safety
- China US diplomacy
- China US politics
- AI national security
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WorldPolitics
U.S., China discuss AI communication channel ahead of leaders' summit
U.S. and Chinese economic officials met Sunday and discussed creating a channel to address artificial intelligence concerns, setting the stage for a White House summit this week between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.
U.S. and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for artificial intelligence concerns during meetings on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The discussions were a prelude to a planned White House meeting on Thursday, September 24, of the leaders of the world's two biggest economies, described in reporting as a Trump-Xi summit.
After long talks with a Chinese team led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters, “We just had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade and AI.”
The talks come as both powers face rising fears that increasingly capable AI systems could wipe out humanity. That concern has offered a rare incentive for cooperation despite an intensifying race between the two countries for technological supremacy.
- donald trump
- xi jinping
- trump xi
- trump xi summit
- US China
- AI US China
- AI safety
- China US diplomacy
- China US politics
- AI national security
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