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Hillary Clinton Urges U.S. to Enlist China on AI Rules Ahead of Xi Visit

September 14, 2026 at 19:32 EDT

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the Trump administration to enlist China in regulating artificial intelligence, arguing that Beijing’s interest in keeping the technology under control could make it a partner as President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Washington on Sept. 24.

Sept. 14, 2026 · U.S.–China AI policy

Enlist China on AI rules

Hillary Clinton says the United States should bring Beijing into an effort to regulate artificial intelligence before Xi Jinping’s Washington visit on Sept. 24 — a bid that collides with a White House race frame and China’s own security doctrine.

How the week lines up

Clinton’s case

Stand up a warp-speed AI commission and enlist China before systems outrun control.

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Chen’s warning

China’s spy chief calls for more party control, citing threats to political security.

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Sept. 24 summit

Trump and Xi meet in Washington with AI already on the agenda from May talks.

U.S. lead, drawn to scale

Helen Toner: China’s best models are about 6 to 9 months behind the U.S. frontier — close enough that a deep unilateral slowdown is treated as a strategic risk.

6 mo

Low-end lag

9 mo

High-end lag

Each block = one month of estimated gap. Same unit on both columns.

Cooperation case

Clinton argues China cannot let systems run unreined if it wants to keep political control, so overlapping interests could support an international limit — the same logic some lab leaders cite when they ask governments to intervene.

Race-and-skepticism case

Trump says whoever wins AI, wins, and calls takeover warnings a hoax. Beijing’s foreign ministry brands slowdown talk as fearmongering. Analysts say China will not trade data sovereignty for a joint safety pact.

The ask

Come up with a plan to enlist China — and put an AI commission on warp speed.

Industry: stop us before harm Xi in Washington Sept. 24 No binding pact signed in May

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