The White House is putting a priority on doing business with Beijing as it prepares for bilateral talks next week.

The White House on Wednesday released its promised "AI Action Plan," a sweeping agenda aimed at promoting the United States' dominance in artificial intelligence.

Despite the focus on expansion, the plan does mention the importance of "defending against misuse and preparing for future AI-related risks."

The State Department said that officials are actively engaged with their Chinese counterparts to resolve the situation swiftly.

China is refusing to let a U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker leave the country, officials say.

David Sacks said this would "deprive Huawei of basically having this giant market share in China."

The White House has tapped a former mining executive to head an office at the National Security Council focused on strengthening supply chains, three sources said, as a pared-down NSC zeroes in on a few of President Donald Trump's most oft-stated priorities.

The White House plans to publish a strategy on Wednesday aimed at boosting American AI technology exports and preventing restrictive state laws from hindering its growth, according to Reuters. Under President Trump's directive,