U.S. and China hold trade and AI talks, announce new arrangement
U.S. and Chinese officials discussed trade and artificial intelligence in New York and Washington, including a first AI dialogue under their economic and trade consultation mechanism. Scott Bessent said the countries extended their trade truce until January 10, 2027; Xi Jinping later said their teams had reached a new trade arrangement, while Donald Trump called for continued dialogue toward a better agreement.
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First reported among our outlets by CGTN (China), · most coverage from China (3), United States (2), United Kingdom (2), South Korea (2)
What the parties said
United States
Bessent said the two countries had agreed to extend a trade truce until January
We have agreed today that we will extend what we call the Busan Agreement,
The latest round of economic and trade consultations between teams of both countries achieved new outcomes, said Trump, calling on both sides to continue dialogue to reach a…
China
China will maintain close communication with the US side on follow-up work under the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism,
the economic and trade teams of the two countries held a new round of consultations and reached a new joint arrangement, which is good news for industries and people of both…
the two countries’ economic and trade teams recently held their eighth round of consultations in New York, reaching consensus on several issues.
Coverage
Fox News · United States23 Sep 23:28Bessent reveals extension to Busan agreement with China until January
The secretary proposed an AI "notification mechanism" between the U.S. and China that would allow the two countries to alert each other about AI-related safety incidents that…
NPR · United States24 Sep 12:43Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi as high-stakes summit begins
an announcement Beijing has not officially confirmed.
Explainer: Where do China-US economic and trade ties stand?
The two sides will hold consultations on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state
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I don't know whether a bigger deal can be done.
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Where accounts differ
Whether the sides agreed to establish an AI incident hotline or notification mechanism
Bessent said the sides would explore an incident line; some accounts described the mechanism as proposed.
On Sunday, Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, concluded talks with the Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng by proposing an AI safety mechanism to be established between…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after the New York meeting that the two sides had agreed to formalize an AI dialogue, explore an "incident line" for significant AI…
Other accounts said the sides agreed to a mutual notification mechanism or hotline.
The purpose and effect of China’s trade-related export controls
The United States accused China of deliberately withholding certain raw materials.
China said its rare-earth export controls were intended to prevent military use.