# U.S., China should ‘harbor no illusions’ as they cooperate, compete on AI, Bessent says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/u-s-china-should-harbor-no-illusions-as-they-cooperate-compete-on-ai-bessent-says/
- Published: 2026-11-11T05:15:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T06:41:36+00:00
- Original publisher: CNBC (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/11/trump-xi-summit-ai-nvidia-.html
- Topics: AI, Asia, Business, Technology, World

## Key points

- The US and China have started a dialogue on advanced AI risks.
- They plan to share testing practices and report serious incidents.
- Neither side has committed to slowing AI development.

## Summary

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States and China should recognise their deep differences while working together to contain risks from advanced AI. He announced a new dialogue mechanism on “super intelligence”, intended to reduce shared risks and prevent misunderstandings even as both countries compete for global leadership in AI.

The mechanism will allow the countries to exchange practices for testing advanced models before release, keep human judgement in control and alert each other to serious incidents. Bessent made no commitment to limit AI development. The Trump administration has resisted broad restrictions over concerns they could put the US behind China, although Donald Trump has expressed some openness to safeguards; Beijing has rejected calls to slow frontier models.

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