Trump-Xi Summit: A New Opening on Frontier AI Governance?

August 28, 2026 — This episode of China’s DeepSeek Moment takes stock of U.S.-China technology competition and cooperation ahead of the September 24 Trump-Xi meeting, with a U.S.-China Dialogue on Frontier AI Governance reportedly a key deliverable. CCA Fellow Lizzi C. Lee is joined by Paul Triolo, CCA Honorary Senior Fellow on Technology; and Kendra Schaefer, Partner and Head of Tech Policy Research at Trivium China, to examine the two countries’ diverging approaches to open source/open weight, where they may find common ground on managing frontier risks, and the structural obstacles that limit progress. The episode also looks ahead to what the historic leadership summit could mean for the evolving AI landscape. (54 min.) Subscribe for more videos like this: http://AsiaSociety.org/YouTube --- Support Asia Society today: http://AsiaSociety.org/Donate --- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected: https://asiasociety.org/email-subscri... --- Facebook:   / asiasociety   Instagram:   / asiasociety   Twitter:   / asiasociety   LinkedIn:   / asia-society   #asiasociety #asiasocietypolicyinstitute #centerforchinaanalysis #trumpxisummit #ai