US-China AI talks advance toward a formal dialogue and hotline after the Xi-Trump summit

Summary

US-China talks on artificial intelligence opened a path to cooperation in New York last month, according to an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post. The Xi-Trump summit in Washington affirmed that path, with both presidents agreeing to establish a formal AI dialogue and hotline. The next AI meeting is set for November. The piece says the AI ecosystem is in flux, with American tech companies committing vast sums to chips, data centres and energy before their revenue is clear, and argues that both countries must further cooperation while ensuring the safety of both technology and business.

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1. South China Morning Post

   19 Oct 2026, 21:30 UTCSource ↗

   In an opinion piece, the South China Morning Post says US-China AI talks in New York opened a path to cooperation, affirmed by a Xi-Trump summit in Washington where both presidents agreed to set up a formal AI dialogue and hotline, with the next AI meeting set for November.