US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are holding meetings with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York to address AI and trade. These discussions, which include the status of rare earths, take place this weekend to establish a framework for a Sept 24 summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping. He Lifeng leads a trade delegation to the US from Sept 19 to Sept 23 to coordinate on critical supply chains.

President Trump will welcome President Xi at Joint Base Andrews upon arrival and host a state dinner as part of a White House itinerary. The administration is considering a separate meeting with AI executives, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, according to CNN. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated that the US is open to discussing shared risks to avoid a bifurcation of AI systems.