US and China agree on AI safety channel and military communications talks

China and the U.S. agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate military crisis communications following a three-day summit in Washington, both sides announced Saturday. The two countries will set up a communication mechanism for AI-related incidents, with an AI-specific dialogue scheduled for November, and signed a memorandum on strengthening military crisis communications. They also agreed to extend a trade truce by two months and continue work on reducing reciprocal tariffs on roughly $30 billion worth of goods. The summit produced no major breakthroughs, but analysts said the incremental steps toward institutionalized cooperation were significant. China agreed to import at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal in 2027-2028, while both sides pledged to meet again at the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November.