The Aporia · U.S. Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He: report

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York City this weekend to discuss topics including artificial intelligence (AI), trade, and rare earth minerals. The meeting precedes a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 in Washington. Key points of discussion will involve the use of open-weight AI models developed in China, which are becoming more prevalent among American companies due to their lower costs compared to closed-weight models from U.S. firms like Anthropic and OpenAI.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, met with He Lifeng, Chinese Vice Premier, on September 20, 2026, in New York City ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for September 24 in Washington. The talks focused on trade issues, tariffs, rare earth minerals, and artificial intelligence (AI), setting the stage for discussions at the leaders' meeting. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer also participated in the all-day session held at JPMorgan Chase's headquarters. Treasury Secretary Bessent called the engagement "very successful," emphasizing a proposed mechanism to enhance communication on AI security threats between the two nations. The summit aims to ease tensions and address economic and strategic concerns, though analysts predict limited breakthroughs due to ongoing great power competition. Markets responded positively to news of the productive talks, with Asian stocks advancing on Monday.

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Anthropic Chinese New York City U.S. U.S. Treasury

U.S. GPE · 6× Chinese NORP · 5× Anthropic ORG · 2× Bessent PERSON · 2× China GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× He Lifeng PERSON · 1× New York City GPE · 1× Scott Bessent PERSON · 1× U.S. Treasury ORG · 1×

Reuters reported on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that a U.S. government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company to allow users to search proposed federal regulations even though the FBI accused the model’s developer, Alibaba, of “malicious” copying of Anthropic’s technology.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18

🔮 Mr. Bessent and Mr. He will meet ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 in Washington.

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U.S. Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He: report · assertive framing

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and economic issues when he meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York City this weekend, according to a source familiar with his plans. uncertain

he → plan → plans

The discussions are significant because the U.S. and China are the two major forces driving development of advanced AI tools and the global adoption of the technology. asserted

U.S. → drive → technology

Rare earths play a crucial role in the manufacturing of technology. asserted

earths → play → technology

Mr. Bessent and Mr. He will meet ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 in Washington. asserted

Bessent → meet → Washington

Mr. Bessent said in a statement that he expects the discussions to cover “both open- and closed-weight models.” asserted

discussions → say → models

Users can download and fine-tune them for specific tasks. asserted

Users → download → tasks

Chinese open-weight models are becoming more popular with U.S. companies because they can be cheaper than so-called closed-weight AI tools, such as those developed by Anthropic, OpenAI and other U.S. companies. asserted

they → become → Anthropic

Chinese AI models have even been used by the U.S. government. asserted

models → use → government

Reuters reported on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that a U.S. government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company to allow users to search proposed federal regulations even though the FBI accused the model’s developer, Alibaba, of “malicious” copying of Anthropic’s technology. asserted

FBI → report → technology

U.S. Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He: report

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