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US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks

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Seth, N. (2026, September 20). US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368171/us-china-seek-xi-trump-summit-deliverables-new-york-talks?utm_source=rss_feed

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US and Chinese officials are holding meetings in New York to discuss potential outcomes of an upcoming summit between President Trump and President Xi Jinping. The talks, led by US Deputy Treasury Secretary Daleep Singh (referred to as Bessent) and China's Vice Premier Liu He, focus on economic issues and the safety of artificial intelligence governance. Last week, the South China Morning Post reported that AI discussions would be integrated into broader economic meetings between the two countries. The leaders agreed in May to establish an intergovernmental dialogue on AI, which has been operating independently from the main economic talks until now.

Written by AI on 2026-09-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, met with He Lifeng, Chinese Vice Premier, on September 20, 2026, in New York City ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for September 24 in Washington. The talks focused on trade issues, tariffs, rare earth minerals, and artificial intelligence (AI), setting the stage for discussions at the leaders' meeting. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer also participated in the all-day session held at JPMorgan Chase's headquarters. Treasury Secretary Bessent called the engagement "very successful," emphasizing a proposed mechanism to enhance communication on AI security threats between the two nations. The summit aims to ease tensions and address economic and strategic concerns, though analysts predict limited breakthroughs due to ongoing great power competition. Markets responded positively to news of the productive talks, with Asian stocks advancing on Monday.

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Narrative

The leaders discussed possible economic outcomes for the summit and held their long-awaited dialogue on artificial intelligence safety and governance.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20

🔮 Last week, the South China Morning Post reported that Washington and Beijing would fold AI discussions into a broader economic meeting.

2026-09-20 · South China Morning Post

US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks asserted

US → seek → talks

Bessent, Greer and He tackle economy, AI safety days before the two leaders meet in Washington, D.C. asserted

leaders → tackle → D.C.

The leaders discussed possible economic outcomes for the summit and held their long-awaited dialogue on artificial intelligence safety and governance. asserted

leaders → discuss → safety

Last week, the South China Morning Post reported that Washington and Beijing would fold AI discussions into a broader economic meeting. asserted

Washington → report → meeting

The two leaders agreed in Beijing in May to establish an intergovernmental dialogue on AI, which ran separately from the economic talks led by Bessent and He for months. uncertain

which → agree → months