GoKawiilUS and China discuss AI incident notification system ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States has proposed a 'notification mechanism' allowing the U.S. and China to alert each other about AI incidents that could threaten national security. The proposal emerged from weekend talks between Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York, held ahead of a Thursday meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping. Officials also said they had agreed to operationalize a new 'Board of Trade' first discussed in May and were exploring tariff reductions on nonsensitive goods like agriculture, energy and medical devices.
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This marks one of the first concrete steps toward US-China coordination on AI safety despite ongoing tech rivalry and Trump's refusal to slow AI development to avoid ceding ground to China. Establishing a bilateral notification system could become a template other nations adopt for managing cross-border AI risks, especially as AI capabilities increasingly intersect with national security concerns. It also signals that economic and technological tensions between the two powers are being managed through structured dialogue rather than unilateral action alone.
- The U.S. proposed an AI incident notification mechanism with China to boost transparency on national security risks.
- The announcement came ahead of a planned Thursday meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping.
- Both sides also agreed to launch a new 'Board of Trade' and discuss tariff cuts on nonsensitive goods.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-21
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