US and China plan 1 AI incident alert line

The United States and China are setting up a direct line to warn each other of serious AI incidents, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. He spoke in New York on the 10th of November 2026, Reuters reported.

Bessent's remarks did not describe the line as working yet, AI.info reported. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping agreed to it in September, Reuters said.

Talks in Shenzhen next week

Trump and Xi meet in Shenzhen on the 18th and 19th of November, at a summit of Pacific Rim leaders. The meeting will move forward a new dialogue on superintelligence, Bessent said.

That is the Trump administration's word for very advanced AI. The two sides expect to share ways to test advanced AI models before release, he said.

Both sides on record

The two countries should "harbor no illusions" about their differences, Bessent said. Their interests will not always match, he added.

China's ambassador Xie Feng said better AI rules need joint work by both countries, Lianhe Zaobao reported. In September, Trump said he was wary of new limits that could slow US leadership, Reuters reported.

Below we break down the dates

Bessent spoke on the 10th of November, and the summit opens on the 18th. That leaves 8 days between the speech and the talks, by our arithmetic.

From the 13th of November, the summit is 5 days away. A fourth Trump and Xi meeting is expected in December in Miami, Reuters reported.

What is confirmed and what is not

Bessent confirmed the plan in prepared remarks. No start date for the line has been given.

Key facts

Bessent spoke on the 10th of November 2026 in New York.

The US and China are setting up an AI incident alert line.

Trump and Xi meet in Shenzhen on the 18th and 19th of November.

The line has no start date yet.