US, Chinese officials talk trade, AI ahead of Xi visit
Officials picked up where they “left off in Beijing,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held productive talks with their Chinese counterparts on trade and artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. The discussions continued from where they had left off in Beijing, focusing on operationalizing the US-China Board of Trade and establishing a formal dialogue on AI between the two nations.
The American delegation proposed a notification mechanism for AI incidents that could threaten national security, emphasizing a shared vision of "common threats." In terms of trade, the countries are considering a limited list of goods that could be addressed through the Board of Trade instead of a national security review. This list includes consumer goods, low-tech items, energy-related products, agricultural goods, and medical devices.
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