# US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks > Source: > Published: 2026-09-20 14:34:25+00:00 Advertisement # US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks Bessent, Greer and He tackle the economy, AI safety days before the two leaders meet in Washington, D.C. 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen [Nayan Seth](https://www.scmp.com/author/nayan-seth)in Washington US Treasury Secretary [Scott Bessent](https://www.scmp.com/topics/scott-bessent?module=inline&pgtype=article)and Trade Representative[Jamieson Greer](https://www.scmp.com/topics/jamieson-greer?module=inline&pgtype=article)held their final preparatory talks with Chinese Vice Premier[He Lifeng](https://www.scmp.com/topics/he-lifeng?module=inline&pgtype=article)in New York on Sunday to work out deliverables for[next week’s summit](https://www.scmp.com/topics/2026-xi-trump-summits?module=inline&pgtype=article)between Chinese President[Xi Jinping](https://www.scmp.com/topics/xi-jinping?module=inline&pgtype=article)and US President[Donald Trump](https://www.scmp.com/topics/donald-trump?module=inline&pgtype=article)in Washington. The leaders are meeting at JP Morgan’s headquarters in the city to discuss possible economic outcomes for the summit and begin their long-awaited dialogue on artificial intelligence safety and governance. The latest meeting mirrored those in May, when Bessent and He held [talks in Seoul just days](https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3353174/us-china-negotiations-seek-quick-seoul-search-deals-ahead-trumps-visit?module=inline&pgtype=article)before[Trump met Xi in Beijing](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353827/how-china-and-us-felt-weight-history-behind-trump-and-xis-meeting-beijing?module=inline&pgtype=article). Last week, the South China Morning Post reported that Washington and Beijing would fold AI discussions into a broader economic 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. Select Voice Select Speed 1x AI-generated voice