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Sep 18, 2026

26 House Democrats urge Trump administration to pursue AI diplomacy with China

Representatives Gregory Meeks, Ami Bera, and Sara Jacobs led 26 House Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on September 18, 2026, urging the Trump administration to engage in sustained diplomatic talks with China on artificial intelligence risks.

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▪A September 18, 2026 letter from 26 House Democrats led by Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ami Bera, and Sara Jacobs to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that advanced artificial intelligence models could be misused to create deadly pathogens, execute cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, or destabilize societies
▪Representative Ro Khanna separately contacted Chinese artificial intelligence firms, including Moonshot AI and Alibaba, seeking commitments toward a binding international agreement on responsible artificial intelligence development.
▪House Democrats requested the establishment of shared standards, red lines, a standing crisis communications channel, and dialogue between American and Chinese researchers to address artificial intelligence risks.

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AI policy AGI catastrophic risk U.S.–China relations AI governance & international coordination U.S. domestic politics

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