The US and China will address the management of artificial intelligence during a meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng. The talks will specifically cover the governance of open and closed weight models and their intersection with trade issues. Bessent stated the objective is to mitigate shared risks and prevent a bifurcation of the two nations' technological systems.

The meeting takes place this weekend, arriving less than a week before President Xi Jinping flies to Washington for talks with Donald Trump. US officials are open to discussing common threats in AI development to ensure the global landscape does not split into two separate and incompatible infrastructures.