China and the U.S. Consider Launching AI Dialogue Mechanism During Summit

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the US and China are considering including artificial intelligence in their official agenda during the Beijing summit from May 14th to 15th, initiating official-level AI discussions. Informed sources said that the US is led by Finance Minister Bessent, and the Chinese side previously involved Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min in preliminary communications, but the official counterpart has not yet been determined.

Both sides are expected to engage in a series of dialogues on risks such as anomalies in AI models, autonomous military systems, and attacks by non-state actors using open-source tools. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the US stated that China is prepared to communicate on AI risk mitigation.

In response to the regular press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that US and China maintain communication regarding President Trump's visit to China, but did not provide further details on specific arrangements.

This will be the first official encounter between the US and China on AI issues during the Trump administration. The Biden administration had initiated similar dialogues, and in 2024, both parties reached a consensus that humans should control nuclear launch decisions, but overall progress was limited. Industry insiders pointed out that AI is becoming the underlying operating system of global business, and trade negotiations can no longer avoid the AI issue.