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Summers Salutes Bessent on China Deal, Says US Retreat Pragmatic
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers applauded the Trump administration’s walk-back from what he characterized 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 ...
How Bessent explained the 115-point reduction in U.S.-China tariffs that has triggered market euphoria
U.S. Trade Secretary Scott Bessent said neither the U.S. nor China want to see a decoupling in their relationship, as each ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Says More U.S.-China Trade Meetings Likely in ‘Next Few Weeks’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China could start work soon on a fuller trade agreement, after the ...
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 ...
Bessent show: Treasury secretary taking over as top dog on Trump’s trade team
An alumnus of the first Trump White House assessed that, of Trump’s Cabinet, Bessent seems to be the “most serious person in ...
Trump and China close in on trade deal after productive talks, Bessent says
President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided an update on its productive trade negotiations with China.
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US-China agree on trade consultation platform amid sky-high tariffs
“I’m happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks,” Bessent said. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson ...