Can Washington and China Build Confidence Around AI and Stability?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from War on the Rocks · global
In the lead-up to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s September 2026 visit to the White House to discuss, among other topics, AI, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase’s New York City offices. At the meeting, U.S. officials proposed establishing a dialogue between the United States and China, which would serve as a mechanism for notification of AI-related national security incidents. Bessent clarified the intent as: “We think that just like with any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between
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