Wang Yi meets Asia Society co-chair Thornton, NYT columnist Friedman in Xiong’an

The venue is as notable as the message: Wang Yi is making the case for Sino-US AI co-management in Xiong'an, a location chosen to signal China's own development narrative, and doing so to an Asia Society co-chair and a prominent US columnist rather than through formal channels. The framing — AI "controlled by humans" — implicitly stakes out a governance stance that could resonate with Western concerns about frontier risk, even as it avoids specifics on rules or enforcement. Whether such Track II-style exchanges translate into any shared governance mechanism, or remain a diplomatic talking point, is the open question worth watching.