The U.S. proposes creating a notification mechanism with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says. He discusses the idea in advance of talks this week connected to President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Multiple outlets report that Bessent raises the proposal as part of broader efforts to increase communication and “more transparency” around AI risks. Wired, The Hill, and other sources describe the mechanism as a dialogue to flag AI incidents that rise to national-security concerns. The Next Web and others add that senior officials meet in Manhattan on Sunday, with U.S. representatives including Bessent and trade adviser Jamieson Greer meeting Vice Premier He Lifeng.
While coverage is broadly consistent on the proposal and its purpose, outlets vary in emphasis: some focus on the technical goal of incident notification, others frame it as part of wider transparency discussions at the Washington summit. SecurityWeek also notes the broader policy backdrop around U.S. positions on AI development, but the specific alert-system concept remains the common focus.
