US and China Preparing First Official AI Dialogue at Trump-Xi Beijing Summit May 14-15

Benzinga·high signal

The Trump administration and Beijing are weighing the launch of formal US-China AI discussions at the May 14-15 summit, the first official bilateral AI engagement under Trump. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly leading the US side, with talks intended to address autonomous weapons, AI model malfunctions, and nonstate actor threats. Analysts temper expectations — trust is low and competition is high.