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The US-China AI Dialogue

From the sketched reporting mechanism in September to the named Super Intelligence Dialogue at the Trump-Xi summit: the US-China AI exchange, tracked over time.

Since September 2026, the US and China have been negotiating an official channel for reporting safety-relevant AI incidents. What began on September 20 as a proposal from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng was confirmed four days later by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Washington summit as a named dialogue format.

This dossier tracks the milestones: from the first announcement of a reporting mechanism to the official establishment of the “U.S.-China Super Intelligence (SI) Dialogue,” with a first exchange planned by November 2026.

Timeline

  1. USA and China agree on reporting mechanism for AI incidents

    Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng agree in New York on a warning channel for security-related AI incidents ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.

  2. USA and China seal dialogue channel for AI incidents

    At the summit in Washington, Trump and Xi formalize the previously outlined warning channel – with a dedicated dialogue format for superintelligence.