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US and China agree to dialogue on AI ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

Financial Times
Monday, September 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
~4 min read
Fixed Income

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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent met his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in New York

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