{
  "id": 8706933,
  "title": "US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-china-seek-xi-trump-summit-deliverables-in-new-york-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T14:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368171/us-china-seek-xi-trump-summit-deliverables-new-york-talks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In New York, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamie Greer met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to finalize deliverables for the upcoming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. The leaders are set to meet at JP Morgan's headquarters in New York to discuss potential economic outcomes and initiate dialogue on artificial intelligence safety and governance. This comes after past meetings in May where similar discussions took place. In recent weeks, the US and China have been engaging in talks over AI, with the US focusing on safety and risks, while China seeks broader global AI governance discussions. However, these talks have faced challenges due to differing agendas and scopes. US officials have accused China of allowing Chinese AI companies to distill technology from US models, raising concerns about the use of American AI systems to advance Chinese development. The US agencies have accused leading Chinese AI companies of engaging in aggressive, malicious, and targeted distillation activities, likely with Chinese government awareness. Despite these accusations, the Chinese embassy in Washington denies the allegations, calling distillation a common technical practice. The bilateral discussions also involve economic matters, such as the potential operationalization of the US-China Board of Trade and the extension of the Busan trade deal. Both sides have agreed to lower US tariffs on some Chinese goods, suspend additional US restrictions on Chinese-affiliated companies, pause certain Chinese rare earth export controls, and commit to US soybeans and fentanyl precursors. The creation of the Board of Trade and a new Board of Investment are also discussed mechanisms for managing business ties between the two economies.",
  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held their final preparatory talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday to work out deliverables for next week’s summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Washington. The leaders are meeting at JP Morgan’s headquarters in the city to discuss possible economic…",
  "key_points": [
    "US Treasury and Trade officials meet Chinese Vice Premier to finalize summit deliverables.",
    "US accuses China of aggressive AI technology distillation from US models."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-china-seek-xi-trump-summit-deliverables-in-new-york-talks-8707332",
        "published": "2026-09-20T14:34:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}