US and China agree on AI safety channel and military crisis 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 summit produced no major breakthroughs but yielded incremental cooperation steps. The two sides agreed to continue working on a Board of Trade for selected bilateral issues, extend a trade truce by two months, and have China import at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal in 2027-2028. They also committed to a memorandum on strengthening military crisis communications and scheduled an AI-specific dialogue for November. Both nations will meet again at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen in November and later at the G20 in Florida. They also agreed on Iran's nuclear commitments and opposition to tolls on international waterways, while analysts noted the emphasis on institutionalizing stability through working-level engagement.