US Proposes AI Incident Notification System With China as Powers Prepare for Summit

The United States Treasury Department has proposed establishing a bilateral notification mechanism to address artificial intelligence incidents with national security implications, following talks between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York. The proposal emerged from an eight-hour meeting on September 20–21 and sets the stage for broader discussions between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping scheduled for late September 2026.