{"slug": "us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly", "title": "US pitches China on AI notification deal ahead of UN General Asssembly", "summary": "The US proposed an alert exchange system with China for national security-related artificial intelligence issues during a Sunday meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in Manhattan, ahead of this week's UN General Assembly. Bessent told the Financial Times the two sides \"set up the AI dialogue\" and will \"likely meet again in two months,\" with the notification system modeled on the Cold War Washington-Moscow hotline; he also raised US concerns about AI agents going rogue and creating biological or other weapons. The two sides left a long-term extension of their trade truce unresolved, with the current truce set to expire Nov. 10 and the US proposing a six-month extension while China wants it extended for the remainder of Trump's term, ahead of Trump hosting Xi Jinping for a state visit Thursday.", "body_md": "# US pitches China on AI notification deal ahead of UN General Asssembly\n\nSee more of our coverage in your search results.\n\n[Add The New York Post on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nypost.com)\n\nWASHINGTON — The US proposed setting up an alert exchange system with China for national security-related issues in [artifical intelligence](https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/theres-a-0-chance-ai-will-end-the-world-by-2030-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-assures/) Sunday, while the two sides punted on a [long-term extension of the fragile trade truce](https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/scott-bessent-huddles-with-chinese-vice-premier-on-trade-ahead-of-trumps-meeting-with-xi-jinping/) between the two powers, which is set to expire in November.\n\n“The most important thing is just to start talking and so we have set up the AI dialogue. We will\n\nlikely meet again in two months,” Bessent told the Financial Times after an hours-long meeting with his Chinese counterpart, He Lifeng, at [JPMorgan Chase](https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/us-news/jpmorgan-chases-nyc-hq-to-boast-yoga-19-eateries/) headquarters in midtown Manhattan ahead of this week’s United Nations General Assembly.\n\nThe notification system would likely be modeled on the Washington-Moscow hotline set up during the Cold War to allow direct communication between the Pentagon and Kremlin. During the talks with He, Bessent reportedly emphasized US concerns about AI agents going rogue and creating biological or other kinds of weapons.\n\nThe American proposal was made public days after leading [AI companies called for a global slowdown](https://nypost.com/2026/09/12/us-news/ai-ceos-demand-the-industry-slow-the-pace-of-advancements/) in its development, citing concerns about the technology going rogue.\n\nPresident Trump has publicly rejected calls for an AI deceleration, warning that it would be a boon for Beijing in the race to dominate the critical sector.\n\nSome critics, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have called for US cooperation with China as the top companies work on making their systems recursively self-improving.\n\nMany of China’s top companies have open AI models, which allow outsiders to make suggestions for improvement, while the leading US firms largely employ proprietary frontier models.\n\nAlso leading the agenda Sunday [was the trade truce](https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/us-news/trump-accepts-xis-invite-to-travel-to-china-after-very-good-telephone-call/), which is set to expire on Nov. 10, with Bessent telling the FT that “both sides want to maintain the stability of the past year.”\n\nTrump had sparked a trade war with China early in his second term by [slapping triple-digit tariffs on Beijing](https://nypost.com/2025/10/10/us-news/trump-threatens-to-scrap-meeting-with-chinese-president-xi-jinping-impose-massive-china-tariffs/), which retaliated in kind.\n\nBoth sides later de-escalated, then reached a formal agreement this past November.\n\nThe US has suggested the truce be extended for half a year, but China wants it extended for the remainder of Trump’s term, according to the Financial Times.\n\nTrump himself will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit Thursday, the first time that Xi has set foot on US soil since 2023.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly", "canonical_source": "https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly/", "published_at": "2026-09-21 14:54:19+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 14:56:12.778831+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["United States", "China", "Scott Bessent", "He Lifeng", "JPMorgan Chase", "Xi Jinping", "Donald Trump", "United Nations General Assembly"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-pitches-china-on-ai-notification-deal-ahead-of-un-general-asssembly.jsonld"}}