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Bessent Is Upbeat on China Trade Talks Thanks to 2020 Framework
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the trade deal from Donald Trump’s first tariff war with China gives the world’s two ...
How Bessent explained the 115-point reduction in U.S.-China tariffs that has triggered market euphoria
The U.S. Trade Secretary Scott Bessent said neither the U.S. nor China want to see a decoupling in their relationship, as ...
Bessent hopeful future US-China trade talks will lay groundwork for ‘more fulsome agreement’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed optimism about continuing trade negotiations with Chinese officials after meeting ...
Scott Bessent says US doesn't want to decouple from China ahead of scheduled meeting with Chinese counterpart
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives "The Ingraham Angle" an update on trade negotiations with China and their next talks ...
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US, China temporarily slash tariffs: 5 things to know
The U.S. and China have agreed to temporarily de-escalate their trade conflict, moving forward with a 90-day suspension of respective tariffs, The New York Times reported May 12. Here are five more th ...
Bessent Hails ‘Productive’ U.S.-China Trade Talks
The Treasury secretary cited progress and promised more details Monday. Beijing said the two sides agreed to start a formal ...
Bessent: U.S., China slash tariffs after ‘robust’ talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on May 12 that China and the U.S. have agreed ...
US makes ‘substantial progress’ in China tariff talks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says
U.S. negotiators said Sunday that “substantial progress” was made and “perhaps the differences weren’t so large” after two ...
Treasury Department sanctions more than 20 companies it says gave Iranian oil to China
The Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it has sanctioned a network of more than 20 companies it says have supplied ...
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Bessent says US has not engaged in trade talks with China, contradicting Trump
WASHINGTON ― Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration still has not engaged in trade negotiations with China, contradicting previous claims from President Donald Trump that ...
Scott Bessent optimistic China will boost response to fentanyl trade: ‘Upside surprise’
Deaths in the U.S. attributed to fentanyl have surged in the past decade, topping 76,000 in 2022 alone, according to the CDC.