The United States and China are advancing a bilateral dialogue on superintelligence as President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shenzhen on the sidelines of the November 18-19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the talks would address shared AI risks, model evaluation and testing, human control and a direct channel for reporting serious incidents, while warning that the countries should not underestimate their differences. The economic agenda includes mutual tariff reductions on $30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction, Chinese purchases of U.S. farm products, and proposed trade and investment boards covering market access, predictability and other commercial issues. Washington’s stated objective remains de-risking rather than decoupling, amid disputes over trade imbalances, supply chains, reciprocal tariffs, critical minerals including rare earths and U.S. restrictions. Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng has also supported cooperation on AI regulation. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang separately faces a board review over allegations involving a businesswoman suspected by U.S. security services of being a Chinese intelligence asset; China called the accusations groundless, while Nvidia said it found no reason to believe secrets were compromised. A fourth Trump-Xi meeting is expected in December at the U.S.-hosted G20 summit in Miami.