US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi-Trump summit

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Quaggin, L. (2026, September 21). US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi-Trump summit. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368311/us-china-need-nuclear-style-ai-safeguards-congressman-says-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed

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Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat, calls for the US and China to establish nuclear-style safety standards for artificial intelligence ahead of a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Washington. Khanna suggests banning recursive self-improving AI and implementing certification and inspection standards to prevent misuse or loss of control over AI models. The discussion on AI is expected at the closely watched meeting following an agreement by both nations to establish dialogue on the technology.

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The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 focused largely on AI regulation amid escalating tensions over advancements in artificial intelligence technology. The meeting aimed to address mutual concerns about the risks associated with rapid AI development but ended with both sides maintaining their positions, despite attempts by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to emphasize "equality" and "reciprocity." Chinese state media highlighted the high-level reception Xi received at the White House as a sign of equality between the two nations, while US officials viewed reciprocity more transactionally. This divergence in interpretation has led to skepticism about whether genuine progress was made regarding AI guardrails or broader diplomatic cooperation.

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The remarks come two days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump for a closely watched summit where AI is expected to be on the agenda after the two countries agreed to establish a dialogue on the technology a day earlier. asserted

countries → come → technology

“I hope there will be an agreement between Trump and Xi Jinping to have some safety standards,” Khanna told the South China Morning Post. asserted

Khanna → hope → Post

“To have a ban on recursive self-improving AI and also a certification standard and inspection standard to make sure we don’t have AI models that lose control or that are misused.” asserted

that → have → control

Khanna, a Democrat, said the two leaders planned to discuss AI but needed a concrete framework to reach an agreement. asserted

leaders → say → agreement