Introduction
Over the past two years, discussions about artificial intelligence between China and the United States have increasingly been shaped by the narrative of strategic competition. Yet at the same time, AI is also creating shared risks that neither country can manage alone. During U.S President Donald Trump's visit to China, both leaders reached a consensus to resume governmental dialogue on AI. Can AI dialogue provide a new anchor for stabilizing China-U.S. relations? In an environment marked by intense competition, expanding controls, and insufficient mutual trust, what role can Track II exchanges play? As Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming a defining technology of the 21st century, maintaining channels of communication may itself become an important form of risk mitigation. In the second episode of SinoAI Insights, scholars and industry experts with extensive experience in Track II dialogues explore the significance of restarting China-U.S. intergovernmental AI dialogue, the practical impact of Track II dialogues, technological competition and the future of the industrial ecosystems, as well as prospects for bilateral cooperation on AI.
Host
·XIAO Qian, Deputy Director, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Guests
·LU Chuanying, Professor, Vice Dean, School of Political Science and International Relations, Tongji University; Vice President, Shanghai Association for Artificial Intelligence and Social Development
·YAO Xu, Secretary-General, Center for Global AI Innovative Governance; Associate Professor, Fudan Development Institute, Fudan University
·FU Hongyu, Director, AI Governance Center and the Data Economy Center, Alibaba Research Institute
Shownotes
01:55 The significance of restarting China-U.S. intergovernmental dialogue on AI
05:37 The risks of embedding AI into early warning and C2 systems
08:42 Dialogue can increase policy predictability amid competition
10:30 Cooperation between tech communities: frontier model safety and open-source AI governance
13:05 Is Track II dialogue merely talking?
19:32 The importance of building shared terminology
21:31 How industry can contribute first-hand experience to Track II dialogue
27:25 AI dialogue is showing signs of institutionalization
29:21 Prospects for China-U.S. AI cooperation over the next five years
33:10 The signal released by restarting dialogue: competition and cooperation are not antagonistic against each other
40:40 Most important principle that should guide China-US relations in the AI era
Team
Executive Producer：XIAO Qian
Producer：LIU Yuan、WANG Yexu
Podcast Editor：CAI Leyao、LI Kaijuan
Content Assistant：ZHANG Shuoning
Graphics Designer：DU Wanhong
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