Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet with a Chinese trade delegation to negotiate shared AI risks and trade agreements. The Ministry of Commerce announced that Vice Premier He Lifeng heads the visit from Sept. 19 to 23 to address rare earths and prevent the bifurcation of AI systems. The discussions will cover both open and closed weight AI models to manage catastrophic technology risks.

The visit precedes a Sept. 24 summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping. Trump administration officials are weighing a meeting with AI executives on the sidelines of Xi's Washington visit, with possible attendees including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, though the Chinese leader is not planned to attend that specific session.