Eleven Democratic members of the U.S. House Select Committee on China have urged Donald Trump to discuss advanced AI safety with Xi Jinping. Their letter is dated September 22, 2026; the committee published its announcement the following day.
The lawmakers ask for open diplomatic channels and a subsequent briefing for Congress. The letter says many of its signatories support a binding, enforceable and verifiable international agreement to prevent loss of human control. They argue that commitments from Beijing would need a way to check compliance.
Ro Khanna set out his own proposals at Asia Society on September 21, including a federal AI safety agency and mandatory inspections. The official speech transcript documents his position. It does not establish that every signatory supports each detail.
The joint letter is a policy Risk Signal, not a new AI incident. It records demands made to the administration, not a completed agreement or new safety rules already in force. Whether those demands produce verifiable obligations depends on subsequent government decisions and implementation.