[UPDATE] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pitched China an emergency AI hotline before summit talks
Xi Jinping arrives Wednesday for his first Washington state visit in 10 years.
The alert line would warn both sides of AI risks as envoys work to extend a trade truce expiring in November.
PREVIOUSLY
- Aug. 20 — The UAE halted trade with Iran after two ballistic missiles landed in the Persian Gulf.
- Aug. 26 — Beijing rejected U.S. threats to sanction Iran's trading partners following 60 new Treasury penalties.
- Sept. 13 — All 11 BRICS members condemned unauthorized sanctions as Xi Jinping offered China as a Middle East mediator.
- Sept. 15 — Trump rejected slowing domestic AI development to preserve the American tech advantage over China.
- Sept. 21 — U.S. and Chinese negotiators opened preliminary talks in New York on trade, AI, and critical minerals.
- Fourteen Democratic veterans in Congress urged Donald Trump to confront Xi over satellite data tied to three U.S. deaths.
- The State Department sanctioned 4 Chinese firms in May for aiding Iranian strikes on U.S. troops.
- Tech leaders including Elon Musk and Sam Altman will attend the Thursday, Sept. 24 state dinner.