POLITICS
US Treasury Secretary Bessent meets Chinese Vice Premier before Trump-Xi summit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday ahead of a planned summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. The officials discussed trade, AI, and critical minerals during the pre-summit talks.
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Left-leaning outlets frame this as preparatory diplomatic engagement before high-stakes trade negotiations between the US and China.
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Center outlets present the meeting as a standard pre-summit coordination between officials, noting it occurs ahead of the Trump-Xi summit this week.