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.
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…
reached multiple points of consensus
He led U.S. economic talks with He Lifeng and announced the trade-truce extension.
Bessent said U.S. commitments should advance American economic and national-security interests and protect workers, farmers, and businesses. He said the United States was open to extending the Busan arrangement or pursuing a broader deal, and that the truce extension would allow more time to work on economic issues. He also said China was behind on some commitments, including promised agricultural purchases.
The Chinese commerce ministry spokesperson described the trade consultations and their follow-up.
He said the discussions covered shared economic and trade concerns and reached several points of consensus. He said China would maintain close communication with the United States on follow-up work.
Guided by the important consensus between the two heads of state and following the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, the two sides…
reached multiple points of consensus
China will maintain close communication with the US side on follow-up work under the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism,
China’s president announced the new trade arrangement during his meeting with Trump.
Xi described the arrangement as good news for both countries and the global economy, and called for more cooperation and fewer problems in the economic relationship.
The U.S. president met Xi and commented on the trade teams’ progress.
Trump said the teams had made progress and called for continued dialogue toward a better agreement.
The United States is a party to the trade truce and the disputes over trade-related export controls.
The United States accused China of deliberately withholding certain raw materials.
China is a party to the trade truce and the disputes over trade-related export controls.
China said its rare-earth export controls were intended to prevent military use, and criticized U.S. controls on semiconductors and AI-related chips.
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…
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…
The accounts differ on whether the agreement covered only formal AI dialogue or also an incident communication channel.
The governments gave different accounts of the purpose and effect of China’s controls.
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is leading a delegation to the United States for economic and trade consultations with the US side from September 19 to 23.
The Chinese and US delegations convened on Sunday morning for consultations on economic and trade issues in New York, the United States.
China and the US held their first dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) under the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism at the recently held eighth round of…
he and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, met at the World Bank in Washington earlier Wednesday, where they agreed to extend the truce.
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is leading a delegation to the United States for economic and trade consultations with the US side from September 19 to 23.
The Chinese and US delegations convened on Sunday morning for consultations on economic and trade issues in New York, the United States.
China and the US held their first dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) under the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism at the recently held eighth round of…
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…
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…
including implementing the existing consensus of economic and trade consultations, reciprocal tariff reduction arrangements, establishing a trade council and an investment…
reached multiple points of consensus
he and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, met at the World Bank in Washington earlier Wednesday, where they agreed to extend the truce.
an announcement Beijing has not officially confirmed.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States and China agreed to extend their Busan trade truce by two months, from its scheduled November 10 expiry until January 10, 2027. The extension keeps tariff and trade-restriction relief in place while the sides continue economic discussions; Chinese officials had not officially confirmed the extension in reports published shortly after the announcement.
On September 20, 2026, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York for talks that included artificial intelligence, trade and agenda items for a coming leaders’ summit. The sides agreed to formalize an AI dialogue, but accounts differed on whether they had also agreed to establish an incident hotline or were still exploring one.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in Washington ahead of the September 24 Trump-Xi summit to discuss economic relations and final agenda items. The talks included AI and trade, and Bessent said the sides considered whether to pursue a broader agreement rather than a series of smaller measures.
China and the United States held their first AI dialogue under their economic and trade consultation mechanism during consultations in New York. The talks also covered wider economic and trade issues; the extension of the tariff pause was discussed, but no final decision was announced.
China and U.S. economic and trade teams held their eighth round of bilateral consultations in the United States and reached a joint arrangement, with China’s commerce ministry saying they reached several points of consensus. The ministry said the talks covered existing understandings, reciprocal tariff reductions, proposed trade and investment councils, and extending an earlier Kuala Lumpur arrangement. Xi called the outcome good news, while Trump urged continued dialogue toward a better agreement.
Xi Jinping said China and the United States had reached a new trade arrangement through their economic and trade teams. He described it as good news for both countries and the global economy, while Donald Trump said the teams had made progress and should continue dialogue toward a better agreement.
Scott Bessent said the United States was open to continuing the Busan arrangement or considering a broader agreement, and that either option would be acceptable if it served Americans. An Associated Press report said Bessent announced that the trade truce had been extended.
At a Ministry of Commerce press conference, He Yadong described topics discussed in China–U.S. economic and trade consultations and said the sides reached understandings on several items. He said China would continue communicating with the United States on follow-up work.