Trump-Xi meeting still on despite trade tensions, says US’s Bessent

The secretary of the US Treasury says President Trump may call off his 100 percent tariff threat on China as negotiations continue.

By Stephen Quillen and News Agencies

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Plans for United States President Donald Trump to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October remain intact, despite resurgent trade tensions between the two countries, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says.

Trump-Xi meeting still on despite trade tensions, says US’s Bessent

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