Ongoing AI dialogue with China is necessary in coming Congress, top tech lawmaker says
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., speaks with GovExec Editor-in-Chief Frank Konkel at GovExec’s “After the Midterms: 2027 Government Market Outlook” event on Thursday, Nov. 6. David DiMolfetta/Staff
November 6, 2026 12:33 PM ET
“The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t want rogue AI agents hacking their systems and their water authorities any more than we do,” Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., said Thursday.
Rep. James Walkinshaw’s vision for future artificial intelligence regulation includes maintaining “permanent, serious” dialogue with China to mitigate the risk that powerful AI models pose.
That won’t be easy, but if the U.S. was able to maintain nuclear disarmament dialogue with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, then the same can be said for communications with its top technology and economic competitor today, the Democrat from Virginia argued at a GovExec event Thursday night where he discussed priorities for the next Congress.
Those conversations are “absolutely necessary,...
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