# AI Governance Reaches Crisis Point Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit > Source: > Published: 2026-09-13 13:00:00+00:00 Amid a frenzy of headlines about AI safety and just two weeks out from a planned meeting of US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, **Justin Hendrix** moderated a discussion around the question, what does AI governance actually demand right now? Convened by the the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., the discussion included **Amba Kak** from the AI Now Institute, **Kat Duffy** from the Council on Foreign Relations, **Miro Plueckebaum** from the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, and **Jack Shanahan** from SAIS ACF and the Center for a New American Security.