China confirms a first AI dialogue with the United States
Commerce Ministry spokesman He Yadong said the first AI dialogue took place inside the economic and trade consultation mechanism, and he did not list the topics. The South China Morning Post reported the same confirmation and named Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the leads.
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Beijing confirmed the dialogue took place
El País bases the account on Thursday's press briefing. Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong said the dialogue took place inside the economic and trade consultation mechanism. He did not say which topics were covered. The report carries it as the first AI dialogue on the two countries' consultation track. The South China Morning Post reported that spokesman He Yadong confirmed the completion of the AI dialogue while briefing reporters on Thursday.[1], [2]
He Lifeng and Bessent led the talks
The South China Morning Post reported that Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent led the talks for their respective sides. That naming is the Post's addition to the confirmation. El País records the spokesperson's refusal to open the content. The two pages agree that the ministry said the dialogue happened.[2], [1]
The topics discussed were not disclosed
The confirmed fact is the existence of a first AI dialogue on the trade-consultation track. El País says the topics were not opened. The South China Morning Post names the two leads. Neither page publishes a joint text from the dialogue. El País ties the confirmation to Thursday's commerce-ministry briefing. Spokesman He Yadong said the dialogue sat inside the economic and trade consultation mechanism and did not list the topics. The South China Morning Post reports the same Thursday confirmation and names Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the leads for their sides. The confirmed item is that a first AI dialogue on that track took place. The pages do not print a joint communique or a topic list from the meeting. He Yadong's Thursday briefing is the confirmation both pages use. The dialogue is the first on the consultation track.[1], [2]
