Washington and Beijing are evaluating official discussions on artificial intelligence ahead of the May 14-15 summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leads the U.S. side, while Chinese vice finance minister Liao

2026-05-07

Washington and Beijing are evaluating official discussions on artificial intelligence ahead of the May 14-15 summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leads the U.S. side, while Chinese vice finance minister Liao Min has engaged in preliminary talks. Both sides await final decisions from the leaders on including AI on the formal agenda. Chinese Embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu confirmed readiness for dialogue on AI risk mitigation.