U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described his Sunday meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng as « successful » ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States this week. The talks covered artificial intelligence and trade, with the U.S. proposing a « U.S.-China AI Dialogue » including a notification mechanism for AI incidents rising to the national security level. Both sides also « operationalized » the U.S.-China Board of Trade to facilitate trade negotiations. The summit between Trump and Xi, scheduled for Sept. 24 in Washington, marks Xi’s first visit during Trump’s second term amid intensifying competition over technology and trade between the world’s two largest economies.
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