A hearing participant describes Secretary Bessent's announced hotline and incident-sharing measures as a promising starting point for US-China AI safety cooperation. They argue that catastrophic risk and loss of control are rising on China's agenda, while proposals perceived as limiting Chinese progress will face skepticism. Their recommendations include joint technical groups to define terms and measurements, plus collaborative development of tools to verify commitments—such as checking how chips are used or whether dangerous data is excluded. They caution that there may not be years to build trust and technical collaboration.