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China, US Agree to $30 Billion Tariff Cut, Beijing Says

September 26, 2026
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China says it agreed a $30 billion reciprocal tariff cut with the United States during Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, alongside a trade council, a truce extension and a standing AI dialogue. The White House lists the goods on each side but calls the package recommendations, and neither government has published rates or a start date. This article compares the two accounts, measures the deal against 2025 trade and sets out what to watch before the truce expires on 10 January 2027.

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A Global AI Safety Strategy Depends on US-China Cooperation. They Each See the Other as the Problem

September 17, 2026
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An Associated Press report published on 17 September 2026 sets out the central problem in global AI safety: the two countries whose cooperation any workable regime depends on each treat the other as the thing to be guarded against. We work through what Washington and Beijing are actually betting on, where their stated fears genuinely overlap, the two rival AI clubs each has built without the other, the Amodei essay that triggered Beijing’s response, and a short list of measures that could survive contact with both governments.