Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met at the White House last week. Days later, Chinese state media spelled out Beijing’s read on the meeting’s AI language.
Yuyuantantian, an account affiliated with China Central Television, published commentary saying China and the US share responsibility for AI. It cited Xi as saying both countries should keep AI under human control while sharing its benefits broadly.
The framing split AI into two duties. Developing it well means technological progress paired with shared benefits. Controlling it well means addressing misuse and the risk of losing control entirely.
That two-part framing is notable given how rarely Chinese state commentary assigns the US equal responsibility on anything. The summit covered AI alongside trade. The AI language stood out. It was one of the few areas where both governments described a shared obligation, not competing positions.
Neither government detailed what joint AI management would look like in practice. The commentary functions as a signal of intent, not a policy framework, and any concrete follow-through remains unannounced.
