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China Confirms First U.S.-China AI Talks, Trade Truce Extended to January

Beijing said the talks aimed to create a formal AI dialogue and risk-alert mechanism as the two sides extended their trade truce to Jan. 10.

  • On Thursday, U.S. and Chinese negotiators held their first artificial intelligence-focused talks, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the bilateral trade truce extension to Jan. 10.
  • Known as the 'Busan Agreement,' the economic detente has kept tariffs on Chinese goods at around 20% since November 2025, providing stability both nations now extend beyond the original Nov. 10 expiration.
  • Executives from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that AI development could escape human control unless governments establish international safeguards.
  • President Donald Trump rejected calls to slow AI development, announcing plans to create an 'AI Force' and appoint an 'AI Czar' to maintain U.S. competitive advantage.
  • As President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Washington for a state visit, officials view reinforcing stability as potentially the summit's central achievement amid lingering trade and technology disputes.
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The U.S. and China are quietly talking AI guardrails—even as Trump publicly rejects them

The U.S. and China just held their first AI dialogue, as Beijing courts the rest of the world with open-source AI.

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The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce does not specify whether the conversation addressed the management of incidents related to this technology.

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